The Record Newspaper 18 December 1909

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Whowasitshoutedthesuftiagistleader,"whowasitthatdi: themosttoelevatewoman?" Alittlechapblinkedhiseyes, anddrawledwhythemanwho inventedthosehighFrenchheels. Andthenthemeetingadjourned.

Ihadninechildrentosupport,and itkeptIrebusy,saidSmithto Jonesasthoumet;butoneofthe girlsgotmarried.NowIhaveEight?interruptedJones. No,ten-couni'.netheson-in-law, saidSmithwithasigh.

APlaton'aCV."lid(Itwasn' "Dick,"), attheofficethe otherdaywthabundleofpoems. Hewasin-st theofficeboy."1 wouldliketole'tvethosepoemswith youreditor. .tistheusualprocedure?Ihn,u'tdoneanynewspaperworkbet,re."

"Oh,"saidbOfficeBoy,with histhem'.in - --trv,th,-"Theusualcustom.Istoleave'em,an' callbackin .a,y'orso-andgit 'em."

GunnerLot'swifeturnedintoa pillarofsalt. GuyerrLot'swifewasslow.In thesedaysawomangenerallyturns intoadepartmentstoreoraMillineryshop.

Begpardon,saidthehotelclerk butwhatisyourname' Nameechoedtheindignantguest, whohadjustregistered.Don'tyou seemysignaturethereontheregister? Ido,answeredtheclerk,calmly. Thatiswhatarousedmycuriosity.

What'sthematteracrosstheway'*: askedthetailorofaby-etanderas theambulancebackeduptothedoor ofhisrival.

Acustomerfellinafit,andthey aretakinghimtothehospital,he ;r..plied

That'sstrangeindeedsaidthetee lor'Ineverknewacustomerlo getafitinthatestablishmentbefore.

Thereisastoryofanelderly ladystandingonthekerbbya crowdedcrossingintheheightofthe

TheHouseofQuality

FirstclassgroceriesandImo* dairy'produce.Noneeat*zed.I keeparoomspeciallyfittedforboater,nadirmyowneuyervislea,sad givesatisfactioneverytime.

Readersofthe"Record" GivemeaTrial.

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CONO'BRIEN.

HavingsecuredthefreeholdofWs old-establishedandwell-knownHete. telry,willbepleasedtowelcomeall oldfriendsfromthefieldswhileeaa visittothecity.

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season,toonervoustoventureoil thepavement.Shewasanxiousto gettoherdestinationonthe°the' sideofthethoroughfare,buthesita 'tiedtoriskthejourney.Presently sheperceivedastrangerofferingher hiehand.Shesieveditandthey bothplungedintothetraffic.A motorbusallbutranoverthem; taxicabwhizzedpastsoclosethat theladyfanciedherlastmoment hadcome.Sheclungtightertoher guide,whoneverflincliedbutwent madlyonundertheheadsofi.oe horses.Thentheyallbutcollided withabicycle,andthewheels of ahandsometwistedthefeathersof thelady'stoque.Atramcarat thatmomentpassedaninchfrom theirtoes,andabutcher'scart knockedherhandbagaway.Araptorhornatherearnearlyfrightenedheroutofherwits,andthepole ofabuscatchingherintheback pushedherontothepavement.By thistimeshehadfoundvoiceto upbraidthemantowhomshehai beenclinging. "Oh,dearoil. dear! awonderT'Utalive Whatdoyoumeanman9Tmight havebeenkilledadozentimesover. Areyoublind""That'sjust

whatIam,ma'am,"replied the poorfellow,"soIheldoutmy handforsomeonetoleadme across.

ASundaySchoolteacherwastryingtomakecleartohisclassthe fundamentaldoctrinesoftheDacia-ationofIndependence.

"Now,boys,"hesaid,"Iwill giveyoueachthreeordinarybuttons.Heretheyare.You must thinkofthefirstoneasrepres-Inte ingLife,ofthesecondoneasrepresentingLiberty,andthethird oneasrepresentingthePursuital Happiness.NextSundayIwillask polleachtoprodudethethreebattensandtellmewhattheyrepresent. ThefollowingSundaytheteacher saidtotheyoungestmember:"Non Johnny,produceyourthreebuttons, andtellmewhattheystandfor."

"Iain'tgot'emall,"hesobbed,holdingouttwoofthebuttons.Here'sLife,an'here'sLiberty,butmommersewedthePursuit ofHappinessonmypants"-PhiladelphiaP.oconl.

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IrishNewstoNovember6,1909.

ThevotingintheSouthArinagn Parliamer.taryElectionresultedine victoryforDr.O'Neill,theNationalistcandidate,byamajority of 1.532.

Mr.T.P.O'Connor,whohasalreadyraisedEtte000fortheIrlse PartyduringhisAmericanCam-I atern,appealed'toaNewYorkaml fence,andwasrewardedwith£1,4e0 Hishadaremarkablyenthusiceeic reception,anddeclaredthatthereit' nocombinationofPartiesthateau comethatcanpreventtheIrishPar tywithits82incnibaSfrombump, mastersofthesituationinthenext Parliament.TheIrishlandlordssh' "ontherun,"heexplained,andit theycontinuedtoyieldthevery nameoflandlordismwouldbeuuknown.Hsadded-"Isaytothe BritishPower-Aftersevententacle., wehavebeatenyou.ThelandbelongsnowtotheIrishitisgains, backtotheoldrace." *

AwomannamedCostellowastreedss.,andes.costsatBalbriggan Pettysessions,forallowingaehile under-yearsofagetobein a roomwithanopenfiregratewhete. byitreceivedsuchinjuriesThatit died.

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InanadAgePensioners' heldatWashington,Garranfran,s, onAllSaints'Day,thefirstpries waswonbyPatrickGlynn,astetd-septuagenarian,ofthetownland ofQuinaltagh.

Mr.JohnE.Redmond.M.P..nay receivedthefollowingCablegram fromNationalPresidentRyanofthe UniteiIrishLeagueofAmericarelativetoMr.T.P.O'Connor'smission:O'Connor'sPhilaJelohiamete

andthebandattheirheadplaying solemnmusic,toescorttherereatnt fromtheworkhousetothegrave. Theyaretryingbyposter,circular, andparadetopromoterecruitingin KerryatPresent."FullMilitary honours"forthemanwhot'ste helpedtoseeereEngland'sholden Indiasboaldhelpthebusiness. It holdsouttoyoungKerryrecrutts thspromiseofafinefuneral---!,c.r. thepoorhouse.

IAsaresultofthetemperancecre saleintheWestofIrelandth ClaremetrisPettyr,ees'ensmagis, tratesatereentailtinhad a blankbook,therenotteingasinge caseofdrunkennessEst.-d,althoaen bstweenthenandthe'lastcourt largefairsintervened.SirHen",

LynchBlosse,whopresided,congratulatedthetownonetchVerS 9atkfactorpconditionofaffairs.At th.SwinfordPettySessions alq themagistratesfoundthemselvesin thesameposition,therenotbei.ug asinglecaseofdrunkennesslefoee them.allbotchpriortothetritestin theewereateverycourtatlees', haltadotenprosecutionsfordroner eness.Thesepeople'werealsocongratulatedontheirsobriety. **I ttameetingofthe('astleharerbanCouncil,theplansforthe 23 cottattestobeerectedunderthe HousingoftheWorking('lasses'tie, waresubmittedbyMr.Garvey-,architect.andaftersomeslightmoli- teation,wereapproved.Aresolution waspastedconfiningthepriceofthe cottages.exclusiveofland,but;neludingthecostoffencing.erection, etc.,toet20percottage.

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Attheannualg-mealmeetingof the NavanGaelic League, which was large andre-

ingnormoussuccess. Twelvepre've'ntative,theRev.T.Shaw thousanddollarssubscribed.Arch. cpresidedthefollowingnsole- bishoppr:sent.Greatenthusiasm.'tonswereadopted(r)-"Thatwe reiterateourdemandthatIrishhe AtKilmacthomasPettySesstensanessentialsubjectintheNewrue GeorgeTupperwaschargedontievertity,andwecallontheBoardof mandwiththewilfulmurderofhisStudiesandtheSenatetoaccedeto youngson,GeorgeDavidTapper,atthewishesofthevastmajorityof Bonn:L.11tononNovember2nd. Dr.the,propleofIrelandbyincluding Fore.,medicalofficer,deposed'oIri-hinthelistofcompulsory-subfindingthedeceased,withhisthroatjects."(2)-"Thatwerespectfulty cutfremeartoear.Thefirstfin-requesttheCommitteeoftheloeal gerofthelefthand,andthesez'ote:TechnicalSchoolstomakesuchar fingeroftheright,werenearlyset--rangementsaswillenablethemto ered.Inavoluntarystatement.madehaveIrishincludedinthecurriculum toconstableLynch,theprisoneeofstudiesforthenextseason." Said IcouldnotseemybeestarveTheTonlageefarm,belongingto Iknowthatheisbetteroff,asheMr.ThemeofBallinaslo',thefirst isinheaven.Ihopemyboyisfarminthecountyonwhichcattle dead.Tamsureheis.Ihaddrivingtookplace,wasrecentlyretosellthebedclothes,andalsothestocked.Sincethelastraidthe bedsteads.Ididnotsleepforthelandshavebeenpracticallyderelict. lastthreeorfournights. Alargeforceofpolicewaspresent. ThePrisonermadenostatemraThecattlewererailedfromBaileeandweereturnedfortrialto.hoasloeasfarasDonamonStation. nextassizesfortheCounty.Water-wherethepolleewereinreadinessto ford. accompanythem-tothefarm.There wasnodisturbance,butthepolice Twethousandpoundsdamagewasatpresentprotectingthelandswere causedbyafireatCorbyrockMills.considerablystrengthened,inviewof countyMonaghan,ownedbytheanyattempttodrivethefaint. ThomasKerr.TheflaxmillehaSincetheallegedintimidationofa completely-burntout. telegraphmessenger,whendeliveritte * atelegramtoMr.BeirneatTonleTheBritishGovernment,saysthegee,anarmedpolicemanaccompanies "DublinFreeman,"ofNov.le,anymessengersonsimilardutyto MadeabrilliantParadeinTraleethefarm,bythedirectionofthe lasteek. AmannamedThomasConstabularyauthorities. Connor,aged8o,diedintheTralse poorhouse.HewasdescribedasaIndiscussingtheattitudeofthe Crimeanveteran,havingservedwithLordstotheIrishLandBill,at the'ConnaughtRangersintheCrethemeetingoftheIrishPartyhuhl mea,andtheIndianuprising.MinelastmonthintheHouseofCornNl hisheroism,themilitaryau-mons,Mr.Redmondsubinittedthe thoritiesorderedouttheregiment,followingresolutionwhichwascar withmourningbands,arms1leVer;e1,ried

CORM

"ThatwecallupontheGovernmenttorejecttheLords'amendmentstotheIrishLandBill,asutterlydestructiveandimpossibleof acceptanceandwedeclareourderrruinationtoopposebyeverymeant inourpowerthepassageof acv measurewhich,whilegivinglarge financialadvantagestotheIrish landlords,failstoprovideforcumpulsortsale,forthesettlementof congestiononthelinesoftheReport oftheDudleyCommission,theconcessionofjusticetoexcludedorfu taretenants,andtheotherprovisionsoftheLandBillasitleftthe Housewhichwereinsertedinthe interestsofthepeople.Inviewof theserioussituationthatwould ariseiftheLandBillbe-wreckedby theactionoftheHouseofLords. weappealtotheBranchesoftheU.1 Leagueatoncetotakestepsto strengthentheirorganisation,soas tobepreparedtopromptlydeal withthecrisis."

Mr.A.Lynchproposed,andSirte. Nugentseconded:"Thatfuturedebateinregardto amendmentswhichmayhepropose' bytheHouseofLordstotheLee'. Billbeplacedinthediscretionof theChairman."I*

The[nitelIrishLeaguesthrottsnoutthevariouscountiesarestirring. themselvestoprovidethesinewsof warfortheapproachingparllamete tartelections.Thereseemstobea generalunanimityinallthebranches,withofcourse,theexceptionef theusualgrowlersandsoreheees, thattheIrishParty,underRedmondhasdonegoodandsolidwork forIreland.Thebattleforsup,eteteybytheNationalistspromisesto bebothstubbornanduncompr,etit sine-goodlucktoth *

CommentingonMr.T.M.Healy':; contributiontotheDebateon(its IrishLandBill,andofcourse"is oppositiontotheIrishParty'sattitude,theBelfast"IrishWeekly's" LondonCorrespondentmakesthis verycausticbutsensibleremark:-"Itwillbereadwithinterestin aristocraticcircles."

* Alargesumofmoneywasrecent', subscribedbythemanylayadmirersoftheMostRev.PT.Eleale ArchbishopofThant,indiffetent partsofthecountry,inCOMM^Dio:'ationofhis(trace'ssilverjeeil?e TheArchbishophavingconveyedhis wishthatthemoney,instead c-f takingtheformofapersonalrife heWilledtoprocuresomethingthat mightbeemployedinthesolemn ceemoniesoftheCathedral,itwas decidedtosecureareproductionin silverofthefamousprocessional CrossofCong.

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.lamesMara.Grangemellon,Athy, CountyKildare,hadamiraculsus escapefromashockingdeath.The youngman,whoisemployed as enginedriverbyaMr.Heylehon, wasengagedinremovingathreshing machinetothepremisesofaneigh bouri-ngfarmer,whenheslippedfrom hisseatonthecarriage,andtellal. mostinfrontofoneofthewheets oftheengine.DuringthefallMars shouted,andthehorses-becamestettled,withtheresultthatthewee.: PassedpartlyoverhisshoulderKiel caughthimor.thesideofthehead theear,andpartofthefacebeing badlycrushed,andportionseven scrapedcleanawayfromthebone. AftertheaccidentMarawasconvectedtothedistricthospitalatAtha. wherehewastreatedbyDr.JeremiahO'Neill,J.P.,anddetaineda Patient WEXFORD.

"Shibralier,"ofthe"Wexford People,"lamentingthelossofwally prominentathletesintheeverrueningtideofemigrationsays "Thepityofitisthatweale powerlesstostemthetidewhich evergoesflowingon-alwayscarryingwithittheboneandsinew,aed leavingonlytheoldandweakett hind.Thesubjecthasbeenthe themeformanyapen,andhasbeen treatedinitsvariousphases,andthe cryfoundechoinmanyan Tenth heart-TheyarelosttoIreland."

PrivateBooker,oftheHighland LightInfantry,stationedatCork Barracks,committedsuicideby shootinghimself. Mr.Dermot O'Brien,addressedaseriesofmeetingsin NorthCork,allofwhichwerevery successful. AtMilfordRev. W. Coughlan,P.P.,presided,andmade anablespeechinsupportofthe IrishPartsandUnitedIrishLeague. Mr.DermotO'Brienalsospokeat length,andattheconclusionofhiss speechitwasd'ecidedtoforma branchoftheLeagueandinaugurate asubscriptiontotheParliamentary Fund. AtTullylease,Rev.J.Leahy,(I,C. presided,andspokeoftheurgent needoforganisationandthe(tut, ofsupportingtheirrepresentativesin Parliament. Mr.DermotO'Brien. andlocalspeakersalsoaddressedthe meeting,whichwasverylarge,and arrangementsweremadetohave aParliamentartcollectioninaugurated.

AtFreemountRev.J.O'Dwyer. C.C.,presided,andmadeaneloquent speechonthepresentpoliticalsiteation.Mr.DermotO'Brien followed,andpointedoutthedutyIncumbentuponthemofsupportingthe IrishParty.HewentminutelyintotheLandBillnowpassingto andfrobetweentheHouseofCommonsandtheLords.Hespokeat lengthonthestalecriticismsthe PartyhadtoContendwith,and saiditwasonlyforthepeopleto saywhethertneywantedaPartyor not.ifthey-destroyedtheefficiency_ oftheIrishParty,whatwerethey goingtoputinitsplace Atthe conclusionofhisspeechitwasan animouslydecidedtostartabraueh oftheLeagueandhaveacollection forwardedimmediatelyfortheParliamentaryFund.

TIPPERARY-

ThedeathoccurredrecentlyofMrs MichaelHealy.Shewasrelictofthe lateMr.MichaelHealy,ofSt.Michael-street,Tipperary,andmotherof theRev.BrotherHealy,sowellknownafewyearsagoinRockwellCollege,andwhoisnowenthe WestAfricanMissioninSouth-en Nigeria,wherehislabourshaveb"en attendedwiththemostgratifying success.Shewasanexemplary Christian,andbelongtoanold andespeetedfamilyinTipperary. RequiemMasswasofferedup for thedeceasedinSt.Michael'sCharel

ThereportfurnishedbyMr.W. O'Sullivan,ofManchester,oneof the'JudgesatTipperaryShowin Augustlast,says,interalia"Takingtheextremeheatthatprevailtl

There'snothingso badforacough ascoughing. dThere'snothingsogood /foracough asAyer's CherryPectoral.

mationin youneed

Whenyou haveagenuinecoldora hardcough, orwhenthere isinflammathethroatorlungs,then Alter's gicherm9ectoral

Itisacarefullyp-epared,accurately compoundedmedicineforalldiseases ofthethroatandlungs.Itcontains strongandactiveingredients,suchas aroextensivelyprescribedbythemedicalprofession.Itistheoldest,strongest,andbeatmedicineforcoughsand coldsyoucanpossiblybuy. Acceptnocheapandworthlesssubstitute.BosureyougetAyer'sCherry Pectoral-.Ltcontainsnonarcoticor poisonofanyfind. Prepare)beDal.&AteraCe.LodeNose,U.S.A.

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SATURDAY,DECEMBER18,Igoe.

forsomedaysbeforeandduringthe snowthesamplesallroundeere verygood. Thebutterexhibits showedsomeofthefinestbutterthat anycountrycouldproduce,andthe eggsandpoultrywerevery,id;'."

Mr.JohnLonergan,wellknownin Clonmel,asabuildingcontractor, andMr.JosephRussell,were.eota farewelledbytheirfriendson!heir departurefortheStatesofAmerica Mr.LonerganwasaprominentmemberoftheSarsfieldClub,Clop:net, *andMr.Russellofthe"TomMoore DramaticClub. Bothreceived handsomepresents.

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TheClonmel"Nationalist"calls attentiontothefactthatthough thegeneralIrishcropreturnsshow adecreaseof23,1-aacresundertillees,CountyTipperaryshowsa markedrecoveryintheareauncle, cultivation.Thetotalincreasein tillagecomestonearly1,000acre,. ofwhich2,913acresareunder tornbarleyandwheatshowintz goodgains.Tipperaryisnowthe SecondlargestcornproducerinManatee.Mixeddairying,ifmoreraterallyadopted,wouldencouragecorn growing. Thechiefcornexporting centresinTipperaryareThurles. Clonmel,Cashel,andNenaeh.Thurlessendsoutroo,000barrels,mostlybarley,andprincipallyforDubl;e. VClonmeltakesabout6o.000barrels taecorncropintheveer. KILKENNY.

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ThomasO'Doherty,President, 1st. Macarten'sSeminaryandRev. HughO'Neill,Adm.,Monaghan.The otherclergypresentwere--Rea. JamesM'Kinney',Professor,doRev EugeneM'Adam,C.C.,Monaghan Rev.Jas.J.M'Namee,C.C.,do,Rev Bro.D.C.Curtin,Superior,ChristianSchoolsRev.Bro.Walsh;wad Rev.Bro.O'Brien,worealsopresent.

ExportationsofCattlefrom Ireland

TheDepartmentofAgricultureand TechnicalInstructionforIrelandpuelishthefollowingreturnofthenun.barofanimalsexportedfromhe landtoGreatBritainandthbIsleof ManduringtheweekendingTeeli October,Me,showingtheportsof embarkationinIreland:CattleSheepSwine*Home Belfast 4311614321 ..)1

Ballina ---

Cork 3196867535

Drogheda 2071979209

Dublin 1072282715173

Dundalk 856486387

Grenore 783132125

Derry 2624658179

Sligo 23376704

Westport --Waterford 26541507305 25 6 113 7 156

TotalforallIreland 28508155998566127

Totalforcorrespondingweek in 190S-11;82cattle i6o6osheep: 4114swine483horses.

Aninterestingceremonytookplay. attheTownHall,Kilkenny.,when theFreedomofthtCitywasc-onferredontheMostRev.Dr.Brownrigg,BishopofOssory,inconnection withthecelebrationoftheSilver JubileeofhisEpiscopate takesplacethismonth.TheMayor(AldermanMichaelPotter,JP.e presided,andalargenumberoftbe membersofthecorporation,clergymen,andthegeneralpublicswerepresent.Theresolutionconferringthe FredomoftheCitywasmovedby theMayor,andsecondedbyAldermanCantwell. Inhisreply,his LordshipreferredtothepasthistoryofKilkenny,andsaidhewas hopefulthatwiththegreatawakeniag whichatpresentwasnoticeablein ourcountrytherewasabrightfu turenotme-beforeIrelandgetee ally,hutbeforetheirowncity. GALWAY.

Threerifleshotswerefiredintothe houseofamannamedPatrickGivenny.HeresidesataplaceLaii(a1 Frenchfort,ashortdistancebeen Oranmore.TheshotsweredischargedthroughthewindowsofVac lowerpartofthehouse,hutatthe timetheinmateswereallinbed. Theonly,causeassignedfortheout rageisthatGivennyhashorsesgrazingonafarmatKiltulea.

ClericalChangesinRaphoe

TotalfromIfitJanuaryto3oth Oct.,i9t:04-672886cattle8o[166 sheep22685!swine26389horses.

Totalforcorrespondingperiod'n 19o8-664118cattle649376sheep; 291981swine;2;037horses.

*Thetotalsinthiscolumninclude alsothenumbersexportedofgoats, mules,jennets,andasses.

HomeRulev.Unionism

Mr.Devlin,M.P.,commentingon Dr.O'Neill'svictoryovertheUnionist atSouthArmagh,said atypicalUlsterconstituency,lied givenitsverdictforHomeRulebs' (hebiggestmajorityithadeverre cordedforaNationalistcandidate, andithadshownsolongasunity andmajorityruleweremaintaiaed thefortressofIrishnationalitywas imarernable."l'heirassailantshad notonlybeenrouted,butpractically annihilated.InDr.O'NeillSouth Armaghhadamemberwhowoule carry'itsbannerwiththecourageof thebravesoldierthathewas.

Mr.O'Grady,whowascordiallyreceived,saidhedidnotthinkthere everhadbeenintheHouseofCom monstwopoliticalpartieswherethe alliancehadbeensocloseandwhere unanimityofopiniononmostissueshadbeensuchasithadbeen betweentheLabourandtheIrish Party.TheIrishParty-toallin tentsandpurposes-wasaLabour Party,asneveryethadtheIrish Partytohisknowledgerefusedto dotheirlevelbesttocarryameisureinwhichorganisedlabourwas concerned.Hetrustedthedaywas coming,andhehopedattheneat Electiontheywouldarriveataposition,whentheIrishandLabour Parties,wouldholdthebalanceof powerinParliament(cheers).They mightrestassuredifthatwereso. anymovebytheTrishPartyinfavourofself-GovernmentforIreland wouldbeloyallyacteduptobethe LabourParty(cheers).Home'-title withoutqualireationsorreservations wasoneofthefundamentalpointsof theirParty,notonlySelf-GovernmentforIreland,butthroughoutthe Empire.HedidnotthinkHome RulewassofaroffasmostIrish menthought.Theymustremember theyhadacumbersomeParliamentarymachinewhichanysensiblemen wouldhavescrappedlongago,and thoughtheykeptoilingit,andtieringtopushitalong,ithadbeen madeapparenttoeventhemostbittdranti-homeRulerintheHouseof CommonsthatParliamentcouldnot dothebusinessofthenation. WhileconcsrnedwiththedomesticeffairsofIrelandandScotland,be wasperfectlyconvincedthatinthe verynearfutureParliamentwould seethattheycouldnotbotherwith thesedomesticconcerns,manyof thempaltryparochialissues,e-id theywouldthenhavenotonlyHome RuleforIrelandbutforScotlar'l andWales(cheers;.Yes,thatwould bedoneasapurelypracticalbusin-esmatter-withoutsentiment.Then againtheideathatifIrelandgot HomeRuleshewouldbuildanavy createanarmy,anddeclarewaragainstEnglandhadnotinanydegree beenacceptedbythroute,.Britisher whowasComingalong,andwho, thankGodwouldneverthinkinthe samepoliticalgrooveashisfather thoughtin'cheers).Thevisionof theyoungBritisherwasbroadened, hisoutlookwidened,andbewould notallowthecryofbigotrytopre wail(cheers,.TheyoungBritisher was'democraticrightdowntothe ground(clews). Hehadnotthe slightestshadowofdoubtthatthe organisedLabourPartywasgoing tobethegreatestpoliticalpower thatGreatBritainhadyetseen. Thesetwoparties,IrishandLabour marchingshouldertoshoulderinthe constitirenciesandintheHouseof Commons,fightingscientificallyevery day,wouldbeabletowringfrom evenanunwillingGovernmentthat HomeRulethattheirfathersand manyofthemto-daywerefighting for(cheers),

also,thelittleonesoftheC4iPb.Alail at'edeser'lagofturtlesandsapper.. Theyproducequantitiesof reeds in knitted stockiaga sod socks,andhavefound ready purabasers for them. Ws haveseentheirsamplesandcertainlytheyspeakvolumesfortheuaw'fulnessandworthoftit.,-taidree Theirindustrydeservesthe(.,1Aragerneatofallwho/muleseetams utilisin"theiryouthfulenergiesin tierdirectionofselfsupportsad consequently,withdrawingthemselves fromtheilucertiviittyofthewood's sharfty.

Stewart's COMMERCIAL ACADEMY

TheRev.JohnM'Caf1rrty,C.C. Letterkenny,hasbeenappointedAeministratorofthatparishinsuccessiontotheRev.J.C.Cannon,apo&IpointedpastorofGlencolumbkille. TheLettorkennyPensionsCommittee,ofwhichFatherCannonwas chairman,adoptedaresolutionon themotionoftheRev.W.F.'ears ton,rectorofConwall,andseconded bytheRev.RossMillar,regretting hisdepartureandcongratulatinghint onhisnewappointment.TheRev. J.Doherty,C.C.,Rathmullen,has be-ntransferredtoLetterkennv.

OrdinationatMonaghan

OnSunday,Rev.PeterSmith,a nativeofErrigalTruagh,wholately completedhisstudiesinMaynooth College,andwasrecentlyordained sub-deaconinSt.Macarten'sSenrdnaryMonaghanwaselevatedtothe priesthood.TheordainingPrelate wasMostRev.Dr.M'Kenna,Bishop ofClogher.Theceremonytook placeatITo'clockMassinSt.Macarten'sCathedral.TheTlishop',: wereRev.CorneliusTierney,Professor,St.Macarten'sSeminary; and Rev.LaurenceMurray,Professor,di;. ThemastersofceremonieswereRev.

Mr.Devlinaddedthathelearned onroodauthoritythattheTory Partyhadraised£r5,000towardsa specialfundtofighteveryseatin IrelandattheGeneralElection. Th'yknewtheywouldbebeaten, buttheirobjectwastobankruptsnc IrishPartybyputtingittothe,xpenseofsomanycontestsbutjust asthemanhoodofSouthArmagh hadwipedthefloorwithMr.Best, sowouldthenomineesoftheCarltonClubandtheKildarestreetClub godownignominiouslybeforetne mightofaunitedanddetermined people.Themoney-bagsofthelanh. lordsandthearistocracy,combined withalltheinfluenceoftheTories. wouldshortlybearrayedagainstfoe TrishParty,whohadonlytheloyaety,andgenerosityofanation of Poormentodependupon.Thetight washoundtoentailalargeexpenditurebytheIrishParty,anditwas the-dutyofthecountrytoseethat itwasforthcomingwithoutdelay (anpleneeeThecountryshouldto reere,relforagrandactionatany moment.Itwouldbethesameclear issueattheGeneralElectionasit hedbeeninSouthArmagh-Home RoleorUnionism.SouthArmaea hadgivenanoblelead(applaus0, HomeRuleIssue

TRIeHANDLABOURPARTIES.

Mr.JamesO'GradyM.P.,East Leeds,wastheprincipalspeakerat alterseandenthusiasticmeeting., heldintheWatson-streetTiall,Glas?tr.-eeriertheauspicesattheHome Go-erimentBranchoftheUnited IrishLeague.

AWordinSeason.

Bookkeeping

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(Continued.) oftheAnnalsofErinwereWrittAl inher)ante;themostlearnedDoc, Bangor,foundedbySt.Comgall,foroftheScotslecturtdineer wasbeautifullysituatedonthesou-class-roomsthesweetestofourold themshoreofBelfastLough,commandingaEnsviewofCanieklergus,ontheoppositeshoreofthe Bay'.St.Bernardwritesthat"this nobleinstitutionwastheheadof manymonasteries,andinhabitedby manythousandsofmonks."Jocelyn,theCistercianofFurness,inhis "LifeofSt.Patrick,"declaresthat "Bangorwasafruitfulvine,breathingtheodourofsalvation,and thatitsoffshootsextendednotonly overallIreland,butfarbeyondthe seasintoforeigncountries,andfillGaedhliePoemswereeomposedby herprofessors;thenoblestyouthof FranceandEnglandcrowdedher halls,andboretherenownofher holinessandlearningtoforeign lands."

Gleadalough,Lismore,Emlyand Clonfertwouldmerit,pecialmention.Imustconfinemyself,how ever,toSt.columba'smonasteryof Durrow,whichtakesitsnamefrom theoak-groveinwhichitwaserected.Thousandsofferventsoulshere, aswellasatDerry,placedthemsel- edmanylandswithitsaboundingyesundertheguidanceofColumba, fruitfulness."St.Luau,oneofwhowhenquittinehislovedmonas- Comgall'sdisciplesatBangor,ister,appointedoneofitsReligious, saidtohavebeenthefounderofenamedCormack,asItshead.An hundredmonasteries.Duringthein-cientpoemassignedtoSt.Columba, cursionsoftheDanes,900ReltelousdescribesthecharmofDurrow:"The ofBangorwereaddedtothewhite-windsingsthroughtheelmsaswell robedarmy of themartyrsasthroughtheoaks;theblackbird's ofChrist." joyousnoteisheardatearlydawn: ClonardofMeath,honouredSt.andthecuckoochantsfromtreeto Finnianasitsfounder.St.Aileran.treeinthatnoble,angelicland" surnamedtheWise,andcountlessandthenthenewly-appointedAbbot lieapostrophised greatsanctuaryofpiety,whichretie otherSaints,cameforthfromthis onedits;,000students.Itwasape- ciallyhonouredasbeingthechosen abodeof"thetwelveapostlesof Erin."

Thesewere,besidesSt.Finnian,St.KieranofSaigher,St. CiaranofOlonmacnoise,St.Brendan,ofClonfert,St.Brendan of Birr,St.ColumbaofTerryglass,St. MolaiseofDevenishIsland,St.CaniceofAghaboe,St.Ruadanof Lorrha,St.MobiusofGlasnevin,St. SinellofCluaninis,andSt.Nenntdh ofInis-mac-Saint.Alltheseholy menwerethemselvesfounders of manygreatmonasteries.

Clonenagh,nearMountrath,inhe DioceseofKildare,wasfoundedej St.Fintan. that"althoughinmanyplacesin thosedalofholiness,therewas strictrule,andpoorfare,andrigid life,yetFintanofClonenaghscorns tohavebeenthestrictestandmost rigidofall."Itwasattheprayer ofSt.Canie.,patronofEilkenn.e thatFintanatlengthrelaxedtheextremeseverityofhisdiscipline.Dr. Healywrites"Itspeakswellfor theloveofholypenanceshown1-v theseyoungChristiansofIreland, thatinspiteofitsseverediscipline thismonasterywascrowdedwith holyinmatesfromallpartsof, country',andamongsttherestcame St.Comeall,fromhisfar-offDaleradianhome,tobecomeadiscipleof thisschooloflabourandpen- anc-.."

KildarewasfamedasSt.Briiid'e monastery.Inthesanctuarywere gatheredacountlessarrayofthe VirginSaintsofErin.Thefirethat weeke-tburningtherewassymbol oftheunquenchableflameofDivine Lovethatinspiredtheholyinealt.,s. St.Brigid,inthoseearlydays,was tit-specialpatronessofEcclesiasticalstudents,andinherIrishlife, itissaidtheLordgivestothose, "SonsofReading,"throughBrigid's prayer,every.perfectblessingthat theyask.

TheAranIslands,offtheGale,y coact,werechosenbySt.Endaasa blessedretreatofpraeerandsoli. tude.Theseislandswerearoyal giftfromtheSaint'sbrother-in-law.

"0Cormac,beautifulisthat Churchofthine, Withitsbooks,withitslearning Acitydevoutwithitshundredcrosses, Withoutblemishandwithouttransgression."

3.THEREMARKABLECONCOURSEOFFOREIGNPILGRIMS TOIRELAND.Insomeoftheextractsfromancientwritersalready given,mentionismadeoftheconcourseofpilgrimsfromforeignlands toIreland'ssanctuariesand.-choois. Dr.Petriehearsfurthertestimonyto thissingularfact"OfsuchimuS gration,"hesays,"thesecannotpossiblyexistadoubt;fornotto speakofthegreatnumberofforeigs nerswhoweredisciplesofSt.,'atrick,andofwhomthenamesare preservedinthemostancientLie*s ofthatSaint,noroftheevidences ofthesamenaturesoahundant:Y Suppliedinthelivesofmanyother SaintsoftheprimitiveIrishChurch itwillbesufficienttorefertothat mostcuriousancientdocumentwrittenin799,theLitanyofSt.Aengus inwhichareinvokedsuchavase numberofforeignSaintsburiedin Ireland."(Trans.R.E.A.,NX,136.)

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Clonmaenoise,thegreatmonastery ofSt.Ciaran.wasspreadoverthe greenmeadowsontheeesternbanks ofthe_Shannon.Thisoueenlycity "wasthenursingmotherofour andtheteacherofourhiehestleerrineforalongbooyears.The mostancientandthemostaccurate B.SHINE Pianos, CORNERPIERANDMURRAY STREETS,PERTH Organs Homophones SewingMachines CASHOREASYTERMS.

Aengus,KingofMunster.Aran-Ifor,thelargestislandofthegroup, wispopularlyknownasAran-naniomh,"AranoftheSaints,"as beingachosenhomefortheSaints ofGod.Inanancientrecorditis statedthat127Saintssleepinthe littlegraveyardaroundKilleanyChurch,anditisaddedthatitwill neverbeknownuntiltheDay of Judgment,"thecountlesshostsof Saintswhoserelicsaremingledwith thesacredsoilofAran."

The referringlearnedFranciscan,Colgan, totheancientrecord of theearlyIrishChurch,thusmentionedbyPetrie,writes"Wehave heresomefoundationforthegreat opinionwhichtheRomans,and(AuerEuropeannations,formerlyeattrtainedofthesanctityandlearning ofthissacredisland.For,inthee. goldendays,whentheFaithwas firstdisseminatedinourcounties andduringsomecenturiesfollowing, itwaslookeduponasnotalonea traininginstitutionfortheconversionofnations;butalsoasase- eondThebiasforcherishing rite exercisesofaasceticlife,andagen- eralschooloftheWeet,forcultivatingthestudyofphilosophyandthe SacredScripturessothatIscarce knowwhetherithasattained o greatergloryforhavingproduced andsentforthdoctorsandApostles almost,withoutnumber,orfrom thefactthatfromthecontinuedatrival,settlement,andsepulturein ourland,ofItalians,Gauls,:lermans,Britons,Nets,Saxons,or Angles,andpersonsofotherna- tions,whoflockedhitherdesirousr.11 strictdisciplineandlearning,the islandmightjustlybecalledagen- eralinstituteofpoliteliteraturefor Europe,andageneralretreatfor thefollowereofanasceticlife. (Acta8.8.,p.539.)

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St.Anne'sSchool,NorthFremantle,whichisconductedbytheSistersofSt.Joseph,isfamedforthe excellenceofitsannualentertainments,andtheprogrammesubmittedthisyeardidnotfailto charmthelargeaudiencewhicnassembledintheTownHallonWednesday,evening,the8thinst. The Openingnumberwasaduet''Cinlperie,"charminglyplayedbyMisses MonahanandL.t'osh.Thesong "Welcome,"wasverywellsungla theelem.TheQuakerDance,"by Misses'McIntoshandEverardwas veryprettyandgracefulandwen well-meritedapplause.Actionsong "LittleMothers,"bythemfaut girlswasverygoodthelittlemites lookingquitemotherlywiththeir doll'.Perhapstheitemswnichplea seatheaudiencemostweretheZia lognesbyMissesK.Delan S. O'Byrne,andM.Saunders.Intie.. "Widow'sMistake,"Missle. lamaasthedisappointedwaits. wassplendid,andinherwidow's captookherparttoperfection. MaleO'Byrne,andM.Saundersacre verygoadandallwelldeservedthe thundersofapplause,whichgreetcli theirerforts.The"InvalidDorf. by;heclasswitheidoby tie MadgeMcIntoshwasapleasing item.Song,"JustwhatIexp.:4.Led,"bytheboaSwasexcellently sung.The"FisherGirls,"bytut seniorgirlsWasverypretty,thecolouredlightshavingapleasingcffcei. onheirprettycostume.Thenext itemontheprosratnmewasavocal duet,"KeysofHeaven,"by L. O'MearaandM.McIntosh,andthe washeeetwosmallchildrenaceuittedthemselveswasagreatcredit10 teachersantipupilsalikeandanen core-wasdemanded.Song!)unces,"bytheboyswaswellreceived, theboyslookingveryfunnyintheir dunce'scaps.Anotheritemwhien wonconsiderableapplausewasthe "Nation'sBallet,"withsongsby L.O'Meara,andthehornpipe,jig, fling,andclogdance,danced by littlegirlsdressedtorepresentEngland,Ireland,Scotland,andAustralia.Atthe"loseofthisitmthe twolittleIrishlassiesNitaSharpe, andEileenHeveron,werepresented withbeautifulbouquetsbeamember oftheaudience.Thecantata,"Tile LostSister,"wasverygood,allgo. ingthroughtheirpartswithouta mistake.Themostcomicalitemon theprogrammewasthe.dialogue, "Biddy'sBlunders,"byMissK. Delaney,L.O'Byrne,andM.Saunders,MissO'Byrne,as"Biddy"kept theaudienceinroarsoflaughterbe herfunnymistakes,roiltoomuch cannothesaidinpraiseofheractingwhichwouldhavedonecreditto amucholderandmoreisperienced person.The"Waifs,""Japanese

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Umbrella,"and"LifeeuatCrew,"Letheboyswereallverygoodand muchappreciated.Theseniorgirls distinguishedthemselvesinanea hibitionofclub-swinging.Sung, "TheSingerwasIrish,"byMIse0. Byrnewasexcellentlyrendered, "GayBalloons,"andthemusical sSetch,"Photography,Up-to-date," broughtthissplendidentertainrneat toaclose.SheSistersatNorth FremantleeretobeheartilycuugratulatedonthesuccessoftiP coacert:oldinpresentingtotag peottleoneofthebestentertainments hidinthatdistrict.The distributionofprieestakesplaceon Thurslitymorningthe16th.

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ThepupilsattentlingthePresentation('onvent,Geraldton,heldtheir annualconcertinthelocal'Awn Hall,onWednesdayeveninglast. Therewasagoodattendanceofthe parentsandfriendsofthechildren, andtheprogrammesubmittedwas reelivedwitheverymarkofattentionandappreciation.Thelocalpaperinit,reportoftheconcertsays: Allwasharmonyandproportion.

Everychildtookhisorherappointedplace.withoutpushorfluster, andeelleclitmodestlyandcapably, withpleasuretotheaudience,credit totheperformer,andhonourtothe teachers,theeisters.

Thepartsongsandchoruseswere alladmirable.Thecoiningchorus, "Welcome,"withsolobyMiesBessie'Stevens,wasasnovelin de signascompletein;execution.Leter on,theactionsong,"'PopsyTutvey,"bythejuniorgirlswasboth sungandactedwell,andlb.effort causedconsiderablelaughter. rho jokewassogood,thatprobably someofthespectatorswouldhave likedtohe"letin,"tothewhole ofit,andshownhowitwasdonee' justbeforethegirlsleftthestage.

Apartsongbytheseniorpupils"I HeardVoicesintheTranquil Night,"wascharminglyrenderedin twoparts:thesoloworkbeingen trustedtoMissesMcDonald and Stevens.Musicalnthiswasone oftheg-'msoftheevening. The finalewasalsoapartsong"Good Night."Hereagain,thevoiceswoe well-balaneed,andtheintonationand expressionrood. Thevocalsolo workwaswelluptothehighstandardheretoforeestablishedatthese concerts.AduetbyMissesStevens andHolohan,"TheNightingaleand Rose,"wasaveryacceptablenumber.Bothyoungladiespossessclear andsweetvoicesandproducetheir noteswithouteffort.AsolobyMiss B.Stevens"0MarisStella,"sue. getstedthatthisyoungsongstress hasagooddealoflatentdramatic

power,inadditiontoaverypromisingvoice.AduetbyMisses GoldbergandHambly(theformer takingaboy'Spart)wasdecidedly diverting,eachyoungladyplaying herpartwithspiritandagood dealoftalent."IslandofDreams" prettilysungbyMiss4.McDonald, completedthelistofvocalsolos. Inthehistronicsection,Master Coffeetookaprominentplace.Hie secondpiece,"TheButcher'sJoy, showedhimtobepossess_dof strongveinofcomedy.Ahumurous sketchentitled,"TheQuackDoctor"gaveMissGoldbergthequecl,). MissFels(adotingmother),and MasterFels(asick(?)boy)auop portunitvtoshowtheirtalentfur eorcedy,andtheymetwithnee theamoderateslice:ss.Thepi;e. wasdistinctlygood,thesinginganti actingofthequackbeingespecially commendable.Acomedy-dramaentitled"TobeletorSold,"was performedbythefollowing:-Mies Frere;MissLanslat),Mrs.Percival (MissGild), EthelPercivalMies HamblyI,MabelPercival(Misstiesmotir),Peggy(MissC.Holohan Allthecharacterswerewellale tained,thatofPeggytieingparticularlygood.Adialoguebetween`.brie littlechildren,MissandMastersM. andIt,Ryan,causedanyamountof fun,andthewaythelittlefolk spokeoutwasatributetotheir teachingandtheircourage.Acharacterrecitation."WhenWeAre Men,"byeightlittleboyswasvery good,themake-upofthebuddine doctors,butchers,etc.,being-apital. Oftheinstrumentalpiecesthebest wastheovertureinwhichMisers RoSam,andGriffin(piano),and MissesHolohan,Gild,andCritca (violins',tookpart.Theothei itemswereaquartetteMisse., Critch,Gild,Holohan,andhcpheard),asextette(MissiesFels, Holmes,Critch,Goldberg,Holohau, andGild),andaviolinsolo by MissGuild.

Mentionoftheinstrumental.actionleadstoareferncetotheae companimentsonthepiano.Luse wereuniformlygood. Indeed,in thisrespecttheyoungladies who presidedatthepianoonWednesla; evening,couldgivevaluablelessons intheartofaccompanyingtomany farolderperformers.Thefirstprin cipleofthesuccessfulaccompaniment istheself-effacementoftheplayer. Thesongmustbeallinalltothe listener,andtheaccompaaistwhu recognisesthattruth,andsinks,for thetimebeing,hisindividualityin thatofthesinger,isgoingalong waytowardsmakingasuccessof thesong-andoftheaccompaniment. Thatthisprincipleistaughtandap. preeiatedattheCollegewasnoticeablealltheeveningintheaccompaniments.Thesong,"Islandof Dreams,"forinstance,wasbeautifullyaccompanied.Otherstoo,could benamed.Theaccompanimentsof thedrillitems,wereofcourse of anothertypoaltogether,plentyof dashandemphasisbeltingnecessary. Yethereagain,successwasattained.

ftisveryusualtoaccompanydrill withanoiseonthepianothatcannot,byanystretchoflanguage,be calledmusic.Thetimeisthere,outs notune.OriftunebepresentharMonyisnot."Anysortofa bass,"isregardedassufficient.tin Wednesdayevening,thedrillcumberswereaecompaniedbyreally goodmusicQfitskind,nodiscords, norslurredpassages,norloosework ofanykind,beingnoticeable.A capitalinstancewastheaccompanimenttothedrillofthesenior girls. Twodrillnumbersweresubmitted. The"wheel"exercisesbytheSeniorgirl;wasdeemedbymanyof hosepresenttobethebeetitemon heprogramme.Itwascertainlya piisterpieceofrhythmicalmovement, endgracefulgesture,andmusthave entailedanimmenseamountofrehearsal.Notnearlysogoodwag teewanddrilloftheboys,although thisitemhaditsfavourablepoints. Incalisthenicstherewerethree displays,alladmirable.ASpaaisa minuet,dancedbyMisses Holohan,Gild,andStevens,in charmingcostume,wasrepletewith old-fashionedgraceofmovement.An IrishhornpipebyMissesSeymour, andHallet,wasverynicelylone andwouldhaveexcitedpraiseeven fromacriticalexp,rt.Astep-dance bytwonimble-footedyoungladies, MissesHolmesandGoldberg,was anotherveryacceptableitem. ItwaspaStFto'clockwhenalong andhighlyentertainingprogramme wasbroughttoa'onclusion,when Mr.Sarno-1r,onbehalfoftheSisters,thankedthosepresentfortneir attendance,andfortheirmany marksofappreciation.

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Itwasverywidelyregrettedtnat theaboveCollegedidnotpresent theirannualdisplaythisyear.OwingtotherecentdeathofSister Anne,theCommunitydecidedto postponetheconcertuntilMarch. Howevertogivesomeappearanceof a"break-up"tothestudents, theirparentswereinvitedtoaquiet distributionofprizes,whichwaspresidedoverbythepastorofthedistrict-theRev.FatherO'Neill.The Schoolreportwasexceptionallygratifyingandthesupplementaryreportssubmittedbythelayteachers whogavetestpapersandexamined thepupilsinextrasubjectswerealsoverycomplimentary.Theschool asusualhashadasplendidyear's suCCSESSinmusicalattainments.

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ItmayinterestcertainAnglicans whoimaginethatthe"Eastern °hutches"areinsympathy wi, themandaresupposedtobevie anti-Roman,tohearhowinthe .1.1HolyLiturgy,'!i.e.,theMass, theyaddress,tothisday,inthe "RussianChurch,"someofourHoly Pontiffs.Thustheprayerappointed fortheanniversaryofPopeBt.eye vestercontainsthesewords"Thee arttheheadoftheholyassembly thoudostrenderillustrious throneofthePrinceoftheApostles 0divineheadoftheholyBishop'" Again,intheprayerfortheFeast ofPopeSt.LeoIoccurthefollowingwords:"Whatnameshall I givetotheethisday?ShallIcall theethewonderfulheraldandr.rm Strongholdoftruth,thevenerable headoftheSupremeCouncil,the Successoronthehieheetthroneof St.Peter,theheiroftheunconquerablerockandthesuccessorinais Kingdom.?" Andsimilarprayers areaddressedtotheHolyPontiff3, St.Martin,GregoryII.,and Leo III. CertainlytheOrientalChurcnes haveregarded,andstill,ourioualy enough,intheirHolyLiturgy,regardandveneratethePrimacyofthe HoleSee.Itissimplyanenigma, thattheycannotforgettheold "Photian"and "COUularisn" Squabblesandagainbeunitedtothe. SeeofPeter.Theont.existing sympathybetweenAnglicansandthe Easternsinoppositiontothe 1;., manPrimacy.Theso-calledOrthodoxandAnglicansarecertainlynot oneinanyotherpoint,butthe'earnnPrimacy. SACERDOS.

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cloaktoconcealthemostcontemptibleofhypocrites.Toguardagainstthewilesofthisclassofhypo-

crites,weshouldtakeCiacero'sad-

Kindly-allowmespacetoexpressvicetoloveafterwehaveJudged, afewthoughtsontheabovesue-ratherthanjudgeafterwehgvetoe Jectaspourcorrespondent"Peggy,"ed.Thereisnodividinglinebedesiredtoheartheviewsofotherstween"theregionofloveandthe uponit.Indeferencetoherwishdomainoffriendship,"asyourcur therefore,Isubmitmydefinitioncf theword"friendship"andas-far asliesinmypower,anelucidation ofsomeofitsmostimportantprinciples.Friendshipineachandall itsphases,isamanifestation of love.Thelattercananddoeselite) asthoughtsexistwithoutexpression,butfriendshipcannotexist withoutlove.asheatandlight wouldnotexistontheearthseithoutthesun.Friendshipistemporal loveiseternal.Theeyesweremade tosee,thetonguetospeakandthe hearttolove.Theseorganscanper formtheirrespectivefunctionswithouttheaidofscience,literatureor art,butasweknowthatsomeeye cannotseeandthatsometongues aremute,aye,andthatsomehearts cannotlove,wemaylookforsome manifestationoftheex; thesenaturalfaculties.Thus,when astrangercallsourattentiontoa distantobjectweknowthathecan seeandwhenwehearthesoundof hisvoice,weareconsciousthathe isnotdumb.Tnlikemanner,when weobserveafirm,uninterrupted friendshipexistingbetweentwoeersons-betheyhusbandandwife,in reality,orprospective,brothers,sisters.oroneofeach,orPlatonic friends-weknowthattheloveeach other.Ifwegazewiththenaked eyeforanNlengthoftimeata glowingfurnace,ourvisionbecomes impaired.Ifthepracticebecanraptlykeptup,weloseoursight altogether.Sowhentheheartturns tolovevice,andhungersinitsfoul embrace,itwillsoonerorlaterbe unabletoloveanything,evenvies itself,andfriendship,thevisille signoflove,willbeconspicuous*rr itsabs-nce.Thatfriendshipisbut oneofthemanywarsoneern manifesttheirlove,isobvious.it suitsnootherpurposeexceptasa

respondent"Tom"avers.Onthe contraryfriendshipmustbewithin theregionoflove,otherwiseit speaksanunknownlanguage. If Mrs.Bloomfield'sregardforThecxeraswasnotlove,itmusthave risenfromsomeselfishmotive-personalenjoymentorintellectualedvancement-andwhowillsaythat thepersonwhogoesforthwiththee. objectsinview,willsucceedinestablishingalastingfriendship? Loveisafurnace,virtuethefuel, andfriendshipthegenialwavesof heatandcomfort.Virtueasa!uel willlight,butwillnot'beconsumed. Placeviceintothefurnaceinstead ofvirtueanditsoonbecomesere andcomfortless.Inotherwords, friendshipisthefragranceofvirtue, ascendingfromthethuribleoflove, SofarasIhavedefinedfriendship, asitappearstome-thefriendship thatmostofusrealisedbeforeSelfishness,AmibitionandPride,commencedtorevelindrunkendelirium atthewell-springsofouraflection. WhathaveItosayaboutPlatonicfriendship?Well,Imustnow agreewith"Tom,"thatPope "rosefromthedepthsofdespair whenthataccomplishedwomanof theworld(LadyMontague)gave himherfriendship."Yee,andfelt proud,too,thathewasadwarf. Whowouldnot? Womenhaveer uliarfanciesI,nevelt,amavere ordinarymortalandIamafraid thatmypresentopinionofmyself wouldchangesomewhat,ifanyaccomplishedyoungladydroveupin herbigmotor-cartotheboardinghousewhereI"hangout"andenquiredforme.HowIwouldriseto theoccasionandsay-atyoursee Piet!,mylady,yes,Iamafraidvi, heartwouldboundwith ao wonteddelightwhenIheard heraddress mein that

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IfeelsurethatIwouldlayBows thepen,putonmyhighestand whitestcollar,andthenborrowa pairofgogglesfortheoccasion. Hey,Prestohowmyheadwould swell,andme(Wesglistenbeneath thosegogglesasthebigmotah wouldhootwithbettingcontemptat myladyfriendsofyesterdayI Alas, Platonicfriendshipis"thephiloeoPhvofAngels,"andconsequentlybeyondthereachofmeremortals! HenceImustseartoitonthe wingsofimaginationandwhileon thesefleetwingsoffancy,methinks thatamotor-caristooterrestrial forPlatonicfriendship.Possiblythe perfectionoftheair-shipwillpresent amoreperfectideal Thanking youinanticipation, Yours,etc., SBAGHAN0'81:113HAN. 6/12./o9. Colds,Alamo.Brandin!"and Lungiroablesquicklycuredby ,

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saiditwasveryhardat suchamomenttosayasmushas hewouldliketo.se.dandashe felt.Hecouldnotrespondfully toallthekindthingsthathadbeen saidabouthim,butheappreciated themverymuch,'becauseheknew they.weresaidwithsincerityand greatlydidheappreciatethegenerousthingssaidofhimbyhisbrotherpriests.He'would,whereverhe mightchancetobeinthefuture, rememberthemanyfriendshehad metintheWestbecausehebelieved theyweretrue.Helovedsincereity andtruth,andaslongashelived, hewouldtrytoinculcatethemin others.Thor,too,wouldalwaystry liveuptothem,hadalwayskelp beforetheirmindsthosegreatprinciples.Hisworkwiththemextended over5years.Hehadalwaystried todoitwell.Owingtoacertain shynesshehad,perhaps,notpleasedeverybody.Hehadtriedtoover-timewhateverfaultshehadandto helpotherstoovercometheirs.'They wouldalwayshearfromhim,and whenhewentbacktoHolyIreland,hewouldoftenspeakofthe friendshehadinWesternAustralia, andhislaboursamongstitspeople.Hissympathieswiththemwere verystrongandwouldholdsoto thelast.Hewouldsaygood-beeto themall,buthewouldneverforgettheminhisprayer,.and he ka.oxtheywouldnotforgethim.

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AEuchrePartyandDanceinaid oftheCatholicChurchFundswas heldintheMaylandsHallonWedaesdayevening.TheHallwasfilled withalargegatheringofbothsexes ofthecommunityandhummedlike abee-hivewithlaughterandpleasantry.Theprizesofferedforthe competitionwere,inagreatmeasure,theattraction;theyformedthe basisofaeumptiousChristmasdinner.Theladiesprizes,letandznd MiltoMrs.RiggsandMrs.KeOgh, respectively,andthegents'prizes, letandzndwerewonbyMr.McGuigan,andMr.H.McKenna.AftertheEuchretournamenthadfinishedthehallwasclearedfordancing,anddespitethesultrinessofthe evening,alargenumbertookedvantag.oftheopportunitytoexercise theirfeet.Mrs.Cogdonofficiated atthepiano,withherusualcapability.Duringaninterval,occasion wasmadetopresentFatherghite, whoforsometimewasincharge oftheparish,withapurseofsovereigns,andtobidhim:a.rewell priortohisleavingfortheold land,wherehegeestotakeupdutiesin#ronnectionwiththeestablishmentofahouseoftheratatineOrder. Introducing the matterFatherLynch,whosucceedshim,saidtheyallregretted thecircumstancewhichprincipally calledthemtoeetherthatevening. Itwastheirmelancholydutytosay, good-byetoFatherWhitewhomthey hadknownsolongastheirpastor Theysaiditwithsorrow,andhe wascuretheirsorrowwouldlereechoedbythepriestsofthediocese.

FatherWhite'sworkamon"stthem badshapeditselfInthedirectionof

charitytoall,andhewasgladto knowthatwhenthemovementwas madetopresentFatherWhitewith somerecognitionoftheirappreciationandregarditwasmet:)ya heartyandagenerousresponse.He hadknownFatherWhiteformany yearsandhehadalwaysfoundhim white-inhismanhood,ashewas Whiteinname.Hefeltsureinsayinggood-byetohim,thoughaway atthecallofdutybetheoldland, hisheartwouldstillbewiththem. Themostnoticeablefeatureofthe presentation,tohismind,was,that theschoolchildrengaveasub:tantialdonationof-theirownaccord. That,-initself,clearlyshowedthat FatherWhitstadwonthechildren's heart*.

FatherTaheyaddedhisappreciationtothatofFatherLynch.He hadknowntheirdepartingfriend sincehehadcometothecountry, andthemoreheknewhimthemore heesteemedhimforhissplendidand amiablequalities.Hewasamanincapableofgivingoffence.

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Mr.P.J.O'Connor,inmakingthe neesentation,onbehalfofthesubscribers,remarkedtheyallfeltsorrythatFatherWhitewasleaving them,hecausehehadbeentothem agenuinefriend,buttherewaseome was coinshacktothegreenfields of T:nnerary,toThuriesesidethe Snit.OnbehalfofthePeople of ReyewaterandMaylands,and he wasgladtosay,manyothersoutsideofth)senleres,henresented FatherWhitewiththePurseofsovereigns,andhecouldsayitcarried withitafriendshipaspureasits virginmold.

FatherWhite, inresponding,

assistanceinhelpingtobringthe concerttoasuocessfulierue,and statedthatagoodnumberofsues ceaseshadbeenachievedinMusic, duringthtyear,andhewouldnow handoutLondonTrinityCollege certificatestothosewhohadpassed -xaminationswhichwasheldinK.algoorlieinJune1909.

Thefollowingcertificateswerehen presented,accompaniedbyabeautifulSilvermedal,thegiftoftheRev. MotherMagdalen. Practical-MissesEnglish,McCabe, andCarey.

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thisitemisdeservingofspecial mentionasitwasdancedverygracefullybyeightinfantboysandgirls. AnOpperatta"TooBad,"inwhich someofthepupilsshuv:edDramatic abilityandalldidtheirpartexceedinglywell.MissGertieTreace

riedout,Drill,CalisthenicRings, Juniorboysandgirls;Song-"My ownlittleTeddyBear"MissesCarey andWattssungverycreditablyand

Itisnowgenerallyacceptedines: clesiastiealcirclesinRome,thatthe ConsistornwhichwillbeheldinDecemberistobefollowedbyanotner fixedforJanuary.AtboththePope willcreateCardinals.Thoughthis courseissomewhatunusual,itmust berememberedthataconsiderable timehaselapsedsincethelastConsistory,andmoreover,thatnolees thanfifteenseatsintheSacredColleesarevacant.Strangetosay,a Prelatewhowasthoughtcertaina monthagotoreceivethedignity.of theRomanpurple,vie..Monsignor Bisletti,MajordomoofhisHoline-s, isnowspokenofasmorelikely'to Iobtainitinthedistantfuture.This postponementhappensnotbeaus* MonsignorBislettiisnotwellworthyoftheposition,orbecausePius X.doesnotwishtoelevatesofaithfulaservanttotheSacredCollege, butbyreasonofthe-difficultyetPeriencedinSllingsodelicatea20TheAnnualConcertgivenbethesitionasbeholds.Throughibis pupilsoftheSistersofSt.Joaepahandsallreoucetsforanaudience withtheHol--Father,froman17nMiner's School,'washeldinthe perordowntoapeasant,mustpees Institute,onDecemberloth, beforealargeandappreciativesuds-before while reachingthe and eaHneadof one grammewererenderedbythepupils ence.AlltheitemsonthePro-Church questionsincidentaltothe officemakethepostbotharduous inamannerthatdidcredittothe PainstakingeffortsoftheGoodSigandresponsible.Withwhattare ters.Openingspeech,bymissesandabilitythepositionofMaJordo0'Brien,'Thompson,TickleandmooftheVaticanhasbeenfilledby Novak.Song-"OurownAustralianMonsignorBislettiisknownfrom States"Chorous-InstrumentaltheunanimousexpressionsofgratiDuet,MissesChambersandMalone; tudeonthepartofallwhohave comeincontactwithhim..ThePre- Dance,"SirRodgerleeCovely,"latesnowregardedascertaintohe elevatedtotheCollegeofCardinalsaretheArchbishopofWestminister,AbbotGasquot,Presidentel theVulgateCommission,andDoe. Jansens,0.S.B.,aBelgian,whois RectoroftheInternationalCollege mustbespeciallymentionedfortheoftheBenedictines,St.Anselmo, e- mannerinwhichherpartwascarandSecretaryoftheS.Conereetion ofReligious.ThereisacertainamountofdifficultyinconeoctionwiththeelevationofthePatriarchofLisbon,sincehispredeeseanencorewasdemanded.Duet,Vio- whoretiredlastyearto linandPiano,MissesTreatyandFransiseanmonastery,isstillalive. McCabe;Dance,"IrishJig,"MuRomanLadiesattheVatican terG.O'Brien; Flevitation,Miss

BeatriceWhithrorth;Song,Coach andfourbyMissesCarey,Treace, Watts,Kineley,MastersSmith,Miller,O'Brien,CmroyandWalsh, elicitedanencore.ViolinTrio,MastersO'Brien,McCabe,O'Sullivan, threelittlemiteswiththeirGreen Coats,lookedjustthethug,and playedverywellconsideringthe shorttimetheyhave.heenlearning, whichspeaksvolumesfortheteacher SisterStainslus.Dance-"Sailors Hornpipe"JuniorGirlsdancedvery creditablyandencored,Song-"In theCathedral"MissesCarey,encor edDance-"SkippingRope,"Miss McCabeInstrumentalDuet,Misses Watts,Heinsley,Recitation,-"Granma'sadvice,"MissGertieTreace InstrumentalDuetMasterandMiss McCabeDance,"TrishJig,"Miss McCabe,whoappearstohethorough lyaccomplishedintheartofFancy Dancing.'andwasencoredinboth theTrish.JigandSkippingRope danceSong-"ANationonceagain"Chorus.MissMayEnglish DlayMtheaccompaniamenteduring theevenine.

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TheaudieneegivenonTuesdayAIlentli,byPiusX.toupwardsef twohundredRomanladiesoftees PiousUniondirectedbytheSisters oftheMost.PreciousBlood.provel interestingfromseveralpointsof viewtothosewhoknowhowirreligiousforcesarecarryingontheircampaigntode-Christianisethelower classinRome.Aftergoingthrone:it thelinesofvisitorsaccompanie.lv MonsignorBisletti,andpresenting thePapalringtohekissed,the HolyFatherdeliveredabriefaddress,inwhichhesummedupthe dutiesandresponsibilitielofChristianmothers,andtheamount-of gooditTitsintheirpowertodo forthefutureoftheChurch.Plus XandtheCatholicsofItalymleitt feieltrulygratefulfortheworks thatthoseladiesperformeveryweek ineveryPartofRomeforfrequentlywhereapriestfailsineeclaiminefamiliesandindividuate, theysucceed.Inthemilitarybarrecke.'inthePrisons,housesofeorrection,anddirty.alleys,yOuwill findthemsavinen.enandworn.n. fromthehandsoftheFreemason, theAnarchist,andthegoldofthe

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herdofsniperswhocontinuouslymolesthersanctuary.TheCatholic Church,however,neednotfearthe assailant'sdirt,that,invariablyfinds itsultimatelevelinthemalfeasance oftheindividualandtheopproeuim towhichhe.iscondemnedbya clear-minded,tolerantpeople.Time andagain,theslandererhasgone forthwithhisstock-in-tradeoffilthyvituperanceandinuendo,the bibleinhishandandthedevilat hisback,totiltatthesacredcharacteroftheChurchofChristand itsinstitutions,butasoftenthe slandererandhismatehaveretired underthelashofpubliccontumely andscorn.Thereisaninstinctive senseofdecencyinhumanitywhich raisesitabovethelevelofthe eriteandinnildecentlyregulated communitiesthetradeofthebigot, withhisbaggageoffilthandindecency,isregardedwithaversion, anddisgust.Soitisgoodtothink that.whensuchmischievorsitinerant.;niaketheirappearancethey arequicelyrelegatedtotheirproper bourne.Itissatisfactorytonote thattheCommonwealthCustoms havetakenadecidedstepinthedirectionofrestsetingacertain.lass ofliteraturewhichforsomeconsiderabletimehasbeenasourceofannoyancetotheCatholeeenettiniSy, andamenacetopulecmrals.It's rivettoplaceanntargoepon Sydney.sureliterately.has,nchillengen, andaWrithasbeenissuedbya partyinterestedinitsdistribution aeainsttheActing-CollectorofJustoms.intinecourse,nodoubt,the matrwillbedecidedinthe courts.Wehavenodesire,therefore, todiscussthatseleectjustnow.

them."Andwhoaretheythat gatherthegarbageofthegutter andhavesearchedthroughevery foulandfoetidvasefortheirpabulumtomolesttheCatholicmind Theirlineisunfortunatelyalengthy one,hutamongstthemallthereis notareallybrilliantmind,ora

TheCommunionoftheHibernian, andtheBreakfastafterwardsinthe HibernianHallwasagreatsuccessonlastSunday,.HisLordship theBishopwasunabletobepresent ArchdeaconSmythwasalsoabsent throughIllness.Theproceedings wereverycordialandhappy. noblename.Theimposter,theoutcast,thedebauchee,theliterary l'heAnnualMeetingoftheConfreeenmityofChristianDoctrineat Pander,andeverydeclensionofadFremantle,washeldlastSundayin venturermay.befoundintherollof theslanderersofRome,butnotatheParochialHallthere.Besides nameamongstthemall,inpointofalltheOblateFathers,there-were brilliancyorvirtue,reachesthesub-seventeenmemberspresent,andeevlimityofaFaber,aNewman,aeralotherssentexplanationforabBrownson,oraManning.Silencesense.Inthecourseofthemeeting, thePresident'sannualreportwas befitsRomewhensheisslandered andvilifiedbybigotedandintemper-read,andCouncillorswereappoint-

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Thesurestevidenceoftheworth ofaninstitutionistheamountof Jealousyandcriticismitinspire,. Thegreateritsworth,thegreaterin proportionisthemagnitudeofthe animosityandmalevolentantagonism Whichitsopponentslevelagainstit. TheCatholicChurch,asadivineinstitution,fromtheearliestdaysof itshistoryhashaditsopponents. Alltheforcesthathatredandmalice couldarrayatraitestithavebeenexercisedbyherenemies,withthevain objectofitsoverthrow.FromJuliantheApostateonwardthrough thecenturiesthestrifeoftheenemiesoftruthhavebeenprosecuted, Withunrelentingbitternessandwith allthemadmalevolenceofapostasy, deceit,andhumbugwhichcharacterise*thetacticsoftheadventurer, andtheliteraryhack.Atnotime, however,havetheysucceededin 'endingtheirJulianarrowshome, butinmanyinstanceshavethose poisonedarrowsrecoileduponbhem, totheirownparticularshame,chagrinanddisgrace.TheCatholic Churchfromwithinandwithouthas hadtoContendagainsteveryspecies offalsehoodandmisrepreeeetation, andnotinfrequentlytheworst stonesthathavebeencastagainst herhavebeenfromthehands of herownfaithlesschildren. They, themalcontentswho.wouldnotbend toherdisciplinarycounsels,with theprideoffallenLucifer,"paid herbaskwithfalsehoods'guilewhen mosttheyshouldbetrue,"andalliedthemselveswiththebigoted

mischievousquantity.ForthatreasontheactionoftheCollectorof custotnsinsettingalimittotheir vagariesisbothtimelyandwise. Theliteratureofacountryisa Publicassetanditspurityshouldbe guardedwithasmuchconsideration asitspublicfunds.AribaldliteratitrebegetsaribaldPeople,anda ribaldpeopleareassociatedwith decreptitudeanddecay.Ofcourse theusualhowloftheliteraryjackalandthedingowillbeheardin thestreetandonthepublicplatform,soundingtheirangryprotest againstsuchineeferenceasamenacetothelibertyofthesubject.It iswonderfulhowmanyadvocates thereareforthisnebulousattribute underabroadandliberalconstitution,and,howstrangelygrotesque isthecompanyinwhichLiberty sometimesfindshermostardentadvocates.Butthemostgrotesquelygrotesqueofallarethevotariesof theSectarianidol.Theywouldrob herofhereveryattributeandnakedandashamedleaveheradrab inthehighwayanobjectofscorn andcontempt. Afigforpublic morality,andafigforpublic decencyWhatmatteredittothem iftheloathesomeobjectof their amibitionbereachedifRomecan bescandalizedandhurt Intheir insensatehatredtheywoulddeluge everyboudoirandbowerwiththe literaryfilthoftheapostatewretches,whohavefalsifiedtheirvows, andthemiserablehumbugswhofind slanderingtheCatholicChurchthe opensesametoprofitandnotoriety. "Bytheirfruitsyeshallknow

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ThepupilsoftheLadiesCollegeVictoria-Square,gaveasplendidentertainmentintheHibernianHall,

Dec.I8th-IVSundayofAdvent. onWednesdaynight.Thehousewas 2VgilofSt.Thomas.Feastsimplypacked,almostuntosuffocaofSt.Josaphat,Bishopandtionandinterestneverflaggedfor Martyr amoment."TheYoungQueen," 2r-St.Thomas,Apostle,DouwrittensomeyearsagobytheRev. bleIIClass.

Wed.

Thur.

WilliamKelly.,S.J.,forthpupils Deusdedit,PopeandtheConventofMercy,VictoriaC cess.Owingtothefactthatthe Irisf Record"comesoutonThursday,

Square,wasstagedwithgreatsueat-St.Columbanus,Abbot

(Irish).

Fri.24--(FastDay),VigilofNativity. Sat.25-ChristmasDay.Feast of theNativityofourLord. DoubleofFirstClasswith Octave.

TheVeryRev.FatherMurray,C. SS.H.,isconductingaBeresofspecialdevotions.attheHomeof GoodShepherd,inhonourof VenerableFounder,thelate Hudes.

TheRev.BrothersCulliganand Dugganleftbytht"Omrah,"on ThursdayfortheEast,toattendthe ChristianBrothers'EducationalconferenceinSydney.

Alltheschoolconcertshavebeen greatsuccessesthisyear,anddespitetheblisteringheat,everyconcerthadacrowdedandappreciative audience.

TheRev.FatherWhytewasfarewelledbytheMaylands,andBayswaterpeopleonWednesdaynight.He leavesonthe24thforEurope.

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TheVeryRev.FatherClune,tISS. R.,arrivesinW.A.bythemailboat fromtheEastonnextMonday.

HisExcellencytheGovernorand LadyEdelineStrickland,andMis Strickland,accompaniedby.theA.D.. C.,attendedtheconcertWeftby thestudentsoftheLadiesCollege, Victoria-Square, on Wednesday night.

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TheRev.FatherBrosnanreturned toPerthfromNorthamonWednesday,wherehehadbeentakingthe placeoftheRev,FatherWalshduringtheillnessofthelatter.

ThelecturegivenbytheRev.Ft. Gallagheron"IrishMusic,"atwhich HieExcellencytheGovernorwas present,wasavery,ableandlogicaltreatiseonthesehiect.

OnlastThursday,theanniversary ofthedeathofthelateVeryRev. FatherKeogh,V.G.,thanewasa crowdedcongregationatthe 7 o'clockRequiemMass,whichwas offeredforthereposeofhissoul. AgreatmanyalsowenttoHoly Communionandoffereditforthe sameend.TheChildrenoftheLadies'Cqllege,andSt.Joseph's schoolwerepresentinlargenumber. OnnextSundayageneralCommunionistobeofferedfortherepose ofhissoulteetheChildrenofMary -R.I.P.

wemustwithholdafullreportAral ournextissue.Theperformancewas anexceptionallycreditableone,as wellforthestudentsasfortheir teachers.

-FeastoftheImmaculateConceptionattheGoodShepherd Convent the their OnWednesday,theFeastdayat PeretheMotherPrioressoftheGoel ShepherdCommunity,therewerejuy andjubilationattheHomeofthe BonPartesatLeederville.Thetemporaldepartmentofthefeast veer keptuponSaturday+eveningandthe followingSunday.Thechildreniniosedtheextragoodthings,which feastdaysbring,andtheywerein excellentformfortheplaywhichthe Communityhadarrangedinhonour oftheirgoodMotherPrioress.On WednesdaymornineaMissaCantata wassuns,andthe"children," Iel bytheChoirSister,rend:redthe Massbeautifully.Itisseldomthat onehearsChurchmusicrenderedes itiswithsuchrareexcellenceat theConventoftheGoodShepherd. The"AveMaria"renderedbyone oftheinmateswoulddoCreditto anyCathedralchoir. TheHighAltarandtheLadyAltarwereprettyindeed.Religisuses seemtohaveaspecialgiftforthe decorationofaltarsinhonourof OurLord,andHisBlessedMother. Intheafternoontherewereseveral childrenenrolledinoneofthepious sodalitieeattachedtotheHome. andtheChildrenofMaryrenewed theiractofConsecrationto th.,..r Mother,theofficiatingpriestgiving anappropriatediscourse.BenedictionoftheMostBlessedSacrament closedthespiritualpartoftheFes taiceremony.Promptlyat7p.m. the"children"assembledtorivean eveninginhonouroftheMother Prioress.Thoseofourreadersv.-bu haveseenthedisplaygivenevery yearasanappreciationofthework donefortheConventbythelaity, mayimaginewhatthechildrenwould eiveinhonouroftheMotherPrioress."RedRidingHood,"wasdone withgreattasteandernreesion,and thenfollowedaseriesofitems,vocalandinstrumentalinterspersed withcalisthenics,whichwoulddocredittoasecondaryschool.Only theClergywarepresent,andthey heartilycomplimentedthe"children"ontheirsplendidperformance, andhopedthatitwasbutoneina longseries,whichtheywouldgive inhonouroftheirgoodMother Prioress.Heartygoodwishesand loudcheersfromafaithfulbodyof happy.inmates,broughtamostenjoyableeveningtoaclose.

Kalgoorlie,C.Y.M.Societypartywas,thelastofthe'half-yearaworthytributetotheworkac-ramentsoftheChurchandwhen ---ee--- asplendidaverageattendanceacingcomplishedbytheSocietyin thetheendapproachedallwasran-

trFridaynight,thelothinst.keptupthroughouttheterm. causeofcharity,andreligion,notquilityandpeace.Duringlastweek theaboveSociety.helditsweeklyWednesday,Decemberthetith,wasaloneinthisState,butwhereverittheChildrenofMary,atHighgate meeting.Theattendancewasansetdownasadebateon"Whetherexisted.Bro.W.Reardonrespond-Hill,hadtheirannualRetreatand improvementonpreviousmeietingSImmigrationshouldbecncourageued.Mr.W.Ginivangaveagoodspecialprayerswereofferedbyher stillweregrettosaytheSocietytoAustralia."MessrsA.Georke,G.renderingofthesong,"BeautifulspiritualsistersinthatSodalityfor isnotpatronisedhereasitdeserves.KerrandL.GentlerepresentedtheIreland,"forwhichhewaswarmlyherrecovery-orhappydeathshould Butitisgratifyingtofind',hataffirmativeandJ.Tuft Prestonapplauded."Australia"waspropos-Godchoosetocallhertoaim- numbersofex-ChristianBrothers'andK.Bonethenegetiveside.TheedbyBro.J.M.Barry.inaneatself.Duringlifeshewasadevote speech,andwasrepliedtobyedclientofMary,andanexemplary Bro.McDonald.Bro.E.J.HayesmemberofherConfraternity,and submitted"IrelandaNation,"inherconfidenceintherefugeofsinaneloquentaddress,andBro.O'Far-nersandhelpoftheweak,remained rellrespondedwithaverypracti-unshakentotheend.Besidesher calspeech.The"Press,"thebereavedparents,thedeceasedleaves "Chairman,"andthe"Visitors,-2brothersand3sisterstomourn werealsotoasted.Afterwhichthetheirloss.Thefuneralwhichtook singingof"GodSaveIreland,ter-placeatkarrakattaonWednesday mintedaveerinterestingfunctionafternoonwaslargelyattended. AnapologyfromHisExcellency,theFathersLynchandWhiteperformed Governor,wasreadregrettinghistheburialrightsandthefuneralarinabilitytohepreseot,owingtorenementswereinthehands of apreviousengagement.Thefollow-BowraandO'Dea.Tothebereaved ingladiesassistedinthearrange-familyandtheirrelativesweexmeetsoftheBreakfast,Mesdamestendoursinceresympathy.May Shine,Chamberlain,Guerin,O'Don-hersoulrestinpeace. oghue,andtheMissesW.B.Smith, CarmodyandHatton.

boyshaveenteredtheSociety.ItReverendFatherMaloneyofficiated wasspeciallypleas:ngtolistentoasjudge.Afteraconsiderablea- themanlyeffortsofMasterAlbertmountofdiscussion,whenthememLemonade,duringtheseveralde-hersspokevigorouslyforanda-batesonthudirerentpapersread.gainstthescheme,andafterevery H.'certainlyproedhewasnotlack-conceivableargumentWasbrought ineofabundantideasonthediffer-forwardinordertosecurevictory, entsubjectsunderdiscussion. itthejudgegavehisdecisioninfavour canreasonablyhepredicted,thatofthenegativepartytotheirin- withalittleindtstry,andparser,-tensesatisfaction,andtheaffirmacrams,hewillb:-comeiniteneartiveparty'sgrief.FatherMaloneys future,anexcellentdeeater. He,rerarksinsummingupthevarious andotherconfreresmentionederespeech.s,werelistenedtowithPager youthsoffiftensummersonly. ness,especiallywhenherecounted Wearesorrytoet,losingMessrs.someinstancesofimmigrant'sfirst Culligan:andO'Mahonyevenforastart.andtheseveraldiffleultirsto fewweeks.Butwehopeto seabeundergoneinthevariousfarming bothgentlemenreturn,improvedinlandsoftheState.Aheartyvote heal'h,aftertheirfewweeks'wellofthankswasaccordedFatherMa- deservedholidays.Wearesorry,al-loneyforactingasjudge. so,thatowingtoMr.Knowles're-Generaltenetwasexpressed,a- centillness,hehasbeenunabletolikebythemembersandothers, fillhispositionasStretaryforwhenitwasknownthatMr.Kiags- sometime.Mr.DalyandMr.JoeleyBonehadtorelinquishtheduties O'connell,howexer,arevery,pains-ofSecretaryandLibrariantothe takingofficers,andintheirrespet-Society,inorderthathemaytake Meepositions,asPresidentandAs-upahigherpositioninBankingcirOrtant-secretary,invariablyervecutsatBunhury.Mr.Bonehasdur- generalsatisfaction. ernehistermofofficeexercisedthe

LastnightwasMagazineNight,functionsappertainingtothatposi PaperswerereadbrtheEditoroftiontothesatisfactionofmembers Magwineonthefollowingsubjectsandofficehearersalike,infactit eGoodandBadReading""Lei-wasthroughhisenergeticeffort, versalMilitarism and"Theevilsthatthesocietyhasmadeheadway oftoeuseofTobacco." duringthelasthalf-year,and;Iis 'rhewriterofthelatterarticlethegeneralwishofmembersthathe wasuncomprosinglyhostiletoevenmayhaveaprosperouscareerinhis themoderateuseoftobacco,asin-newsphereoflife.ThePresidentof juriouttoeveryorganofthehumantheSociety,!Mr.G.Kerr),moveda body."ThePhysicalandMora:heartyvoteofthankstotheretiring Evils,"hesaid,"comingfromtoSecretary,andthiswascarried'by bacco,werealmostinnumerable."acclamation. Thispapergotveryse;erecriticismThevacantpositionwasidledby fromallthedirerntspeeterr,but,theappointmentofMr..1.Tullyas italsocreatemuchmerriment. lActingSecretary.

Recently,thepriesthere,publiclyWednesday,December15th,Las recommendedtheSocietytotheCa-beensetapartasaSocialEvening. tholicyoungmenofthedistrict.andamostenjoyableeveningisbe- Thesocietyhadeverythingtore;inslookedforwardto,Psseveral commendit.Itsobjectsweretobellartistsarecontributingtothe promotethereligiousaswellasthe intellectualandsocialwelfareofit:i members.Moreoveritfostersthat sitiritofunity,whichshouldexist betweenCatholicyoungmen.Toac- complishthisweekltmeetingsare hell-atwhichspeciflyprepared andimpromptudebat5,aswellas socielandothertens,formthe srIlabus.

Itmustbeadmittedthatoven thoseblessedwithaliberaleduce tionrarelylose,ratherinvariably gain,bycommunicatingtheirideas toothers,whilethoselesshappily favouredcanbenefitthemselvesimmens,lybyworkingforadebating society.Someofthegreatestspeak. arsthatEnglandproducedweresuch becauseoftheinteresttheytookin debatingsocieties.Addison'sfirst attemptatpublic,peakin,2,consistedofthreeattempts,atneitherof whichdidhesucceedinconducting twosentenee.s.WhileCardinalNewmanadmittedthatheowedevert' ^teethingtohisconnectionwith'theOxfordUnionDebatingSociety. Facilityinpublicspea\inernon lyheacquiredbypractise.Nowthe CatholicsectionoftheCommunity, isbecominggreatereachyear,we arenottoopresuniptious,Ihope,in Bering,thatinthenotdistantfu titre,Catholic/willbecalledupon bothinparliamentandonthepub licplatform,todefendtheirrights. Andwehopetoseethoseadvocates oflibertyamongsttheYoungMee ofWA.

VictoriaPark,C.Y.M.S.

ThemembersoftheaboveSociety heldtheirweeklymeetingonthe 1stDecniaber,whenaEucer-Tourna tr*ntwasheld,andamostenjoyableandsuccessfuleveningwasspent, dispiteacounterattractioninthe swearing-inceremonyoftherecently el.e.edMayorandCouncllors.The ladiesprizewassecuredbyMrs. Ross,andtheGentleman'sbyMr. Hardisty,afterahard-foughtgame tbroughout'theevening.ThisEuchre

proeramme.

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Atthe7o'clockMassonSunday morning,attheCathedralofthe ImmaculateConception,themetropolitanBranchesoftheaboveSociety,ontheinvitationofSt.Patrick'sBranchoftheCathedralpatprescribedbythelawsoftheSueish,madethehalf-yearlyCommunion iety,andwereafterwardsentertainedatabreakfastintheHibernian Hall.Bro.J.O'Callaghan,the presidentofSt.Pateict'sBranch, presidedatthelatter.Theattendane,ofmembersonbothoccasions,thoughnotsolarge,asmight havebeenexpected,wasverysalts factory. Thebreakfastwasall thatcouldbedesiredandreflected well-meritedcreditontheladieswho wereentrustedwithitsarrangement. Itwasdecidedlythebestof any wehaveyetseenonsuchoccasions.

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OnSundaylast,atp.rr.,the ChildrenofMare,heldtheirmeetingintheChurch.Thefollowing wereconsecratedChildrenofMary, andreceivedthemedalandribbon: BerthaDwyer,KathleenGraham, BessieBarrett,GretaNind,Linda Stewart.

ThefollowingwerereceivedasaspirantsKathleenDempsey,Annie Fitzgerald,ClarrieFitzgerald,Ethel Hallway,AliceMcCormack,Mary ClareMoore,TillyPeterson,andKatieCurtain.

KittyBendon,KathleenandNellie James,andKittyCanter,werereceivedasHolyAngels.

Aftertheceremony.FatherGallagher,inafewwords,.xhortedthe newly-consecratedchildrenofMary. andaspirants,aswellasthosewho alreadybelongedtotheSocietyto dotheirutmosttobefaithfulto thepromisestheyhadmade,and bygivinggoodexample,bypractisingvirtue,andlivingastruechildrenoftheirheavenlymother,they mightrestassuredshewouldnotabandonthem,andtheywouldalways findinhermother,afriend,and apowerfulpatron.

OnMondayevening,at-.stp.m., afullmeetingoftheChildrenof Marywasheldfortheusualmonthly social. Averyenjoyableevening wasspent,andeverybodyseemedto behighlypleased.

Alittlecomedy"slightlymixed," wasstagedwithgreatsuccessbe someofthemembere.Theroleof MissPriscillawastakenbyMissElsieWilson;MissMcCormackrepre-sentedDorothy;MissEdieNind,Mrs DeVeraMissZellaMoyle,Mary whilethepartofBridgetwastaken byMissAnnieByrne,whokeptthe audienceinroarsoflaughterbyher Cleverrepresentation.

SongswererenderedbyMissAnnieByrne,LillieQuinn,andLinda Stewart.Club-swingingbyZtta Moyle,recitationsbyZettaMoyle, andMaggieMcFadgen,andseveral dancesbyMissToll,helpedtoform averyenjoyableprogramme.Rev. FatherGallaghercontributeditems ontheviolin.Duringtheinterval refreshmentswerehandedround,and whentheConcertprogramme was finished,dancingandseveralamusinggamesfollowed.Itwaswitha senseofregretthatthemeetingended,anditistheearnestwishof allpresentthatasimilarentertainmentwillsoontake11 ee

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Thefollowingaretheresultsof themusicalexaminations,inconnec- tionwiththeaboveinstitution,conductedbyDr.Summers,Mus.Doc. °antler Mus.B.OxonMus.B. Melb.,atSt.Joseph'sConvent, SouthernCross.Twelvecandidates presentelthemselvesforexamination allofwhomweresuccessful. ThepupilsoftheSisterofSt.Joseph'sareasfollow:DIPLOMAS(Pianoforte).

AssociateGrade.

MissEsmayPellew. MiesRayAbelman. MissAnnieMcGrath. ForViolin(Self-tuitionAirs BerneAbelman.

Theaboveyoungladiesarepri- vilegedtowearthecapandgown oftheCollege,andtoappendthe lettersA.L.C.M.totheirnames. MissBernaAbelmanwasaformerpupiloftheSisters,andrec4vedhereelementarytrainingfrom them. Hersister,MissRayAbelman'isonly16,andisaverypro- misingstudent.

SeniorGrade.

MissMinnieMcGrath. MissEdithBeswick. (PupilsoftheSisters),.

MissMyrtleJones. (PupilofMissMurphy.Y.L.C.M.). Kanowna.

Intermediate.

MissMayMcDonald. Elementary. MasterEsnestTaylor. MissJessieBurns. Primary. MissMgyBurrows. (PupilofMissEsmayPellew,

MasterRobertWilson. (PupiloftheSisters).

Wecongratulatetheyoungstud- entsontheirsuccessandthegood Sistersontheirachievement. It speaks,indeed,thegreatestpraise forthesoundnessandefficiencyof thetrainingimpartedinSt.Joseph'sandasMr.Snook,theexMayorofthetownsaid,inentrimentineontheresultsoftheexamination,"ThepeopleofSouthern Crossshouldfeelhonouredinhaving suchaninstitutioninthetown.

DeathofMiss:SusieWalsh, Maylands

Weregrettoannouncethedeathof MissSusieWalshwhichtookplace atherresidence,Maylandsonlast Tuesdayevening.Untilquitere evenly,thedeceasedladyeniceedthe bestofhealth,butafewweeksago hermedicaladviserDr.Trethowan, sawthatthedreadwhiteplagueof consumptionhadtaken,itsfatalhold andheldoutnohopeofcomplete

Afactthatshouldheofsonginiterestandsatisfactiontothosein= strumentalinmakingitthesuccess thatitreallywas.Apartfromits beingtheadjunctofareligiousfence tion,thebreakfastmightberegarded asanoccasionforre-union,and review,andonethatmightbemade oftheutmostvaluetotheSociety. Inthatconnectioneveryeffortshould hemadebyofficersandmembersin thefuturetomakethefunctionas thoroughlyrepresentativeof the strengthandindividualityofthetiocie,.7asispossible.Suchgatherinertprovideexcellentopportunities fororganisationandeveryadvantage 'shouldbetakenbythoseentrusted withtheGovernmentoftheSociety toutilisetheminthedittectionof itsexpansion.Thetableswerevery tastefullydtessedwithflowersand potplants.Severaltoiletswere honoured,amongstwhichwere "ThePopeandtheKing,"proposed bythe'President."TheBishopand theClergy,"proposedbyBro.M. O'Dea,"TheH.A.C.B.Soeiety,"proposedbyMr.T.Slattery,whopaidofGod,shereceivedthelastBee-

WehavebeenrequestedbytheSisterstoaddthatowingtoMissPellewhavinghadtheprivilegeofbeingpreviouslytrainedbyMrs.G. A.WilsonofSouthernCross,they foundlittleornodifficultyincoachingthistalentedyoungladytosecurenotonlythehighestmaitrebut theencomiumofDr.Bummers.

HF,LDOVER-Manyschoolreports owingtotheirlatereceiptandothermatterofinterestareheldover untilnextweek.Theresultsofthe DrawingorPrizesintheArtUnrecovery. ion,SistersofMercy,VictoriaQuiteresignedtotheholywillSquare,willappearinournext issue.

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ConventSchool,Beaconsfield

TheAnnualEntertainmentbythe pupilsoftheSacredHeartSchool, Beallonsfield,inaccordancewiththe wishesofparentsandfriends,was onMondayevening,giveninthe VictoriaHall,Fremantle,asonLot mesoccasionstheSchoolHallwa., foundquitsinadequatetomeetthe requirementsofthemanywhodesiredtoparticipateintheenjoymont provided.Consequentupontheintenseheatwaverecentlyexperienced youngandoldweresingularlyfurttneltseleinbeingabletoaccommodate yestomoretemperateconditions,somuchso,thatwhenthe curtainwasraised,theopeningnumberoftheprogrammewaswelcomed byahoudecomfortablyfilled.

DuringanintervalintheprogrammetheprincipaloftheCollege, Bro.W.C.Culligan,readthefollowreportoftheyear%work:-

"Wehavemuchpleasureinpresentingtoyouthisour16thannualreport,andthemoresoUMW,e theworkoftheClasseshas, as usualbeencharacterisedbyindustry, aswellas:byhealthyactivityinall thegamesandphysicalexercises, whichtendtopromotebodily.health andasenseofpublicdutyina boy'snature.Ournumbersthisscar havebeenthehighestwehaveyet attained.Inthefirst-quarterterm, wehad87.boardersandtooday boys.Inthesecondtermourboaideraincreasedto96,inthethirdto 48,andinthefourth,withintwelve days,wehad12newboarder',includingtwofromQueensland,one fromNewSieuthWales,onefrom Victoria,andonefromSouthAustralia.Thegreatestnumberof boarderswehadduringthelast termwasrm.Inthenearfuture, veryspecialarrangementswillhave

Duringabriefintervalthefollowingladiesandgentlemenwereobserved,amongsttheaudience:-The OblateFathers,Councillor,Kraend MissBrennanMr.andMrs.W.H. Farrell,Mr.andMrs.Joyce,Mr. andMrs.Herlihy,Mr.O'Hara,Mr. andMts.Smith,Mrs.Fahey andtobemadetomeetthedemandsof sogreatanumberofresidentboarders.Sincethistime12months wesecured:PrimaryUniversity,20 passes,junior,16passes,senior,6 Mrs.Dowling.

song-"BeautifulStarandMoonlight,"wasrenderedwithbright effectbytheclassandsubsequently theseniorboyssettheaudiencein aroaroflaughterbythatamazing Interacts"sketch,-"ChneereLaundry.

Thoseyoungladies,MissesMonahanandErrington,whowererea ponsibleforthePianoforteDuet,exhibitedexceptionalgraceandekill,Passeshigherpublic,iipasses;maduringitsperformance. Aparttriculatine,6GovernmentExhibitions,£rieach,2';RoyalMintexaminations,firstandsecondplaces. Thisyear'sresultsarenetyetto hand,hutwehopethatwhenthey arepublishedtheywillupholdthe greattraditionsofourCollegein createdarecordfortitsinstitution. HisExcellencytheGovernor,air GeraldStrickland,kindlypresided. ThePrincipal'sReport.

intellectualandphysicalaides-ll'ah. hashismedicaldegree,and?align bontookhisB.A.degreelett&classical'honours.Ourboysarevery proudofMcCarthy'sandKenny'e performances,theformerhavingwon the.heavy-weightChampionshipof theSydneyUniversity,whileKenny hassecuredthelight-weightchain pionshipforthesecondtime. We regretourinabilitytoannouncethe namesofthewinnersofthe"Duraek"medals,astheAetelaidsUniversityresultsarenotyettohand Mr.S.HermanhasgenerouslydonatedZeetoourprizefund. 1,1r. Hermanwishestheprim;tobeawardedannuallyandtobeequally dividedbetweenscholasticsand sports.AsinthecaseoftheDurackmedals,weareunabletoannouncethenamesofthewinnersof thescholarships.Mr.James(Sten nan'svaluableprizes,EtoIns,meet withasimilardisappointingdelay, asisalsothecasewithDr.Deakin'smedal. Thewinnerofthe eCrowder"medalintheprimary universityclassisJohnWalsh.We rejoicegreatlyatthesuccessofour oarsmeninhavingcomeoutatthe headoftheriver-avictorydue,no doubtingreatmeasuretotheskit fillandpainstakingcoachingofMr. CharlesHorshurgh,whoseabilityto acknowledgedallovertheCommonwealth.Wehavetoacknowledgeour indebtednesstoMr.Molloyforthe loanoftheTheatre,andtakethe occasionofremarkingthatwehave ineverywayhadarecordnight." (ProlongedApplause). HisExcellencytheGovernorthen oressntelthepries,wonduringthe pastyear.

The'PinyOneswerewarmfavouritesmatterseducational.7ngeneral Th7,Governor'sSpeech. isanActionSong,named"Littlesportsthisvrarweholdthewad.

"TheLittleMatchGirl,"striking', typicalofChristmastime,easilywon itswayinthefavourofthegathering,whileMissAdamsasMabel (niece); MissSadlerasMolly (MatchGirl) MissSimpsonas DaisyMissTatton,playingthepart ofDot,andMissHegartyinthe roleofSantaClaus,woncreditfor theSistersofSt.Josephandfor themselves.AnActionSong-"The TallTopHat,"asitstitleimplies, wasunderthecarefulmanagement eftheseniorboys,nottheleast interestingitemonamostdelecta hiemenu.Thejuniorgirlsintheir songanddrillsangasthelarkand fannedthemselveswithmodestPersistenceandqueenlycomelintse; MissandMasterFarringtoncontributedadelightful-duetwhenthepiano andviolinwerehearddiscoursing thatbeautifulmelody"Killarney." ActionSongs:-"LittleHunters,' bythelittlefellows,and"Snowflake,"bylittlethingstinierstill, wereslappedtotheecho.Thelien ifsgirlswongoldenopinionsfor theirexcellentinnwpretationof chorus,written,"Funiculi,Funicu"DumbBells,"totheacrompanimentofDrillandSongact. immenselyappreciated."Maypole Revels,"apianoforteduetplayedny MissesHegartyandAdamswas splendidlyreceived.MastersHones, 'heed.,andMcGann,inapatter song,"TheTruanters,"acquitted MtemailVeilwell. "Scalene,"a longandDrillitembythesenior rites,demonstratedcarefulpresentation,andwasstrikinglyhappyiv itspleasingeffect.Theseniorboys, asjollylittle"Niggers,"played theirparttothesatisfactionofall, moreparticularlytothatofthejuvenileelementamongtheaudience.

MusicalTableaux"Talesof Childhood,"and"Home,.,,veet Home,"wonderfullyimpersonatedby pupils,announcedthe.ndofanex sellententertainment, ChristianBrothers'Colleie

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ofthecadetmovement.Maar. hear.)HemostheartilycosgratulatedtheChristianBrothersupon theirthoroughsympathywithsad Patriotismforthatmovement.H. wouldevenaddthatnoonelaan thoritpcouldpraiseit.toosincerely' inaCountrysuchasAustralia. (APulause).Itwould,hefeltsure, beveryinterestingtotheaudience towatchthefuturecareerofthose boyswhohadthatnightbeendistinguishedbygainingprizes.eAs aruleitwasafairandinePtring indicationoftheirfuturewhenboys trulyearnedanumberofpleasin varioussubjects,bothinsportand inintellectualattainments. He Joined'heartilywiththosewhopossessedoptimisticideasofthefuture ofWesternAustralia.(LoudApplause.)Weheardsomuchofthe wealthofourmines,thefertilityof oursoils,andthePopulationthat wascominghereinthefuture,but itwaswellthatweshouldrealise thatitwasprincipallytothehands ofthegrowinggenerationfromhe Secondary'schoolsthattheprosperityoftheStatewastobeentrusted.(ProlongedApplause).Hsfelt honouredABtheKing'srepresentativeinbeingpresentthatnight,to showhisappreciationofthatvest work,toofferhiscongratulationeto theChristianBrothersandtoearnestlyhopethatthefutureofthe boyswouldbeevenmorebrilliantthanthepresentwasforshwa. (Applause).

ArchdeaconSmythproposedavote ofthankstoHisExcellency,whit)* theaudienceheartilyapplauded.Pee prow-dinesclosedbytheplaetagef theNationalAnthem.

Inresponsetotherequestofthe Rolperk Adelightfulcantata-Last.Waywewontheinter-second-Principalthatheshouldsayafew words,HisExcellencytheGovernor, remarkedthathegreatlyappreciatedthehonourofbeingasked to followinthefootstepsofhisdistinguishedpredeoeseor,AdmiralSir FrederickBedford(Applause.)The ChristianBrothersboyswereneigh hoursofhis,whosepresencewas constantlyremindinghimofevery thinethatwasgood.Intheearly morningoneheardthehellsofthe institution,andintheeveningthe merryvoicesoftheladsatplay. Onewasevecrecognisingthatthere wasacentreoflearningandprogresscloseby.whichwasanexam pleforeverybody.Itmighthesaid thattheprimaryschoolsofanation wereeachastheGovernmentmade them,thattheSecondaryschools weresuchastheteacherstreee them,andthattheUnivorsitieewere suchasthestudentsmadethem. Inlisteningtothevery'interesting reportreadbythePrincipal, he wasstruckwiththetherougheves withwhichhehadpraisedthework ofthehove,buthadsaidlittleor nothintoftheworkof;themasters. Thatwasthefirst°erasionduring theperiodofhisserviceinAte Statethathehadcomeintoclose contactwiththeinstitutionconduetedbytheChristianBrothers,but hehadinvariouspartsofthe worldwhichhebadvisited,heard theBrotherspraisedforthethorouehneesandwet-sacrificeandmagnifieentpersonal examplewith which}theirworkwasachieved.!Applause).Theboyswereatatime oflifeatwhicheducationwasnearlyasvaluableasinstruction.That eitication.asthePrincipalhadremarkedwasinstilledchieflythrough themediumofsport-properlyorganisedandwholesomelyconducted snort.infact,onemighthetemptedtocarryawaytheideathatan undueproportionofthereportrecitedtheachievementsinspore That.,however,mighthedueto someextenttothePositiongiven tosportinthecompetitionforthe RhodesScholarships-amagnificent institutionwhichwasdoingsomuch todrawtheEmpiret.o'rether, end draw together, also portionsoftheAnglo-Saxonand Ratonraceswhichdidnotproperly belongtotheEmpireasatthePresentconstituted.Ofthereference.;in therenorttosnort,orratherthe romhinqtion'ofsnortandduty,that whichhecommendedtotheatten ttonoffathersandmothersandthe boysthemselves,wastheimportance

Theannualpricedistributionof theChristianBrothers'Collegetook placeonThursdaynight,in His Majesty'sTheatre,beforearecord audience,saesTheWestAustralian."Includedintheeroceedings wasaconcertandtheatricalereerbailment,thesuccessofwhich,Leo

areschoolsrowingcompetition,annexingatthesametimetheform prizeannuallypresentedbyMr.D. G.Gawlerfortheboyshowingbeat forminthisrace.JamesChildwas thewinner%Thecloseofthefootballseasonsawuspremiersinseniorandjuniorgrades,captainedrespectivelybyTroyandMarmion.In Octoberthecrosscountrychampion oftheSecondaryschools.Earlyin NovemberatthegreatInter-ColleglateAthleticChampionshipmeeting, weweresuccessfulindefendingour titleofchampionschoolofWestern Australia,securingarseordnumber ofPoints. J.J.Ravageproved himselfchampionathleteforthe thirdtime.Incrieketwearealso premiers,thuswinningtheAlcoek Cupandbecomingleadersforthe harlotCup.Thusoutof9possible inter-secondaryschools'sportsevents wesecuredCeti!first.Werealise thatoutdutyasoneofthefour largestsecondaryschoolsofWeeOwnAustraliatosupplyahigh standardofedneationintruese condaryschoolwork,thatisinthe languages,mathematics,history,and science,butatthesametimewe havealwaysmadeitouridealto produceawell-builtandhealthyrase ofyoungWestAustralians,alert andkeeninalllimyundertake,imbuedwithasenseofpublicresponsibilities,andfiredwithadesire fortheyhonourofnubileservice. Thisiseffectedmollsgenuinely in ourjudgment,byahighstandardof schoolsportsthanbyanysystemof lectureson"Civics"thatcouldbe devised.Thecadetmovementis nowestablishedon'averyfirmpeels. inunisonwiththeotherseeoneary schools,wehavehadpublicparades andhaveingeneralbeencomplimmitedonthesmartappearanceofthe hoes.Thiscadetmovementteaches theyoungthemostpermanently valuablelessonofobedience.Toacquirethehabitofdoingwithout anykindofparley,thatwhich is recoenisedbyrecognisedauthority 'ethebestandmostvaluablelace sonsthatitispossiblefor env youn-mentoITen.Weareeleae eltostatethatouroldboysat thevariousunivers'Vesareivine anexcellentaccountofthemselve".

.ToeettandHorantourRhodesscholars)antiOnilfrivleatOxford,are traltineheedweewiththeirmedical s'-"iPs';',tileatthe-trinesAuetralianuniversitiestheeldboysofthe ehrtttieeBrothers'rolleeteareetr tinenishinethemselvesinboththe

AnOldVeteran'sGratitude BILEBEANSEND17YEAR/'If INDIGESTION,AFTERALL OTHERTREA'T'MENTSFALL.

AninterestingpersonalityisMr. JamesSiddoas,mastermarines,soldier,explorerandoctogenarian,eke givesagraphicdescriptionofkis terriblesufferingsfromindigestion, hisvainendeavourstoobtainrelief,andhisremarkablerestorative tohealthby.BileBeans.

Mr.Seddon'isaninmateatelse VetcraresHome,Mt.Roskill,Lustland,N.V.,andsays:-"ForIT yearsIwasagreatsneerertronaiadigestion,broughtonbyhardship duringmanyyearsofseafaringWe. AttimesIwascompletelypre.'ratedwithdizziness,painsintheside andhack,attacksofretching,net headache.nodotherdistressing0,nptorns,andwasoftenutterlyeweraeitatedforwork.itriedmalts-*Galledremediesinthehopeofreedingmyselfoftheindigestion,..)t myeffortswereinvain.Isought theadviceofdoetore,chemistsand othermedicalmen,buttheirreatment,too,provedutterlyfutile,and Icontinuedsuffering.Thewonderful curativepropertiesofBillsBeane werebroughttomynoticeby a friendinelieborne,whostronglyadvisedmiltogivethematrial.Lad asoundinrommendationitproved Iatoastprocuredaboxofte Beans,aidstartedonthem.!tree fromthefirstfewdosesIbeganI. feeltheirbeneficialvirtuesti's painsinmybatikandsidedinerpeeredmyappetite,whichpreviouslywassopoor,begantoretura vomitingbecameathingofthepast: myheadnolongerachedastboeen itwereunderaheavyweightend myeyeebecameclearerandbright-r. IcontinuedtakingBileBeane-gave themafairtrialandunderwent,e thoroughcourse-andwassooneurel oftheindigestion,afterhavingbeen amart%rfor17years.Infact,I honestlybelievethatBileBeanswere themeansofsavingmylife. servedforthreeyearsintheCrimeanwar,andamwelloninyears now,havingpassedmy79thMiff,--_ day.butstillveryactiveformy age,andIattributenal.healthand activitytoBileBeans.Ifatany timeIfeelrundown,aBileBean putsnewlifeandenergyintome. Icannotspeaktoohighlyofthis ereatfamilymedicine,andurgeall suffererstoRetiethematrial." BileBeansareobtainablefrom allchemistsandstoresatIs.ttd., and2e.9d,perbox.

THECARNIVALFORTNIGHT

BoanBrothers'

CARNIVALFORTNIGHTleiTiitTED.THEEXCITEMENTINuLRGREATEMPORIUMONSATURDAYANDMONDAYWASEXTRA ORDINARY. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLETHRONGEDOURSTOREFROMOPENINGTILLCLOSINGONEACH DAY, ANDTHEUNANIMOUSVERDICTWAS " THIS1STHEBESTSHOWWEHAVEEVERSEEN." GREATTABLESOFTOYSANDDOLLSARELAIDOUTINOURPALACEOFTOYSATid.,3d,6d,-id,9d,Toed,is., is. 6d,AND.a.el ANDANIMMENSEASSORTMEN'eOFBETTERGOODSAT 28.bd.,2s.lid.,35.6d.,

THECARNIVALOFBARGAINSINEVERYDEPARTMENTTHROUGHOUTOURGREATEMPORIUMHAS NEVERBEENAPPROACHED BEFOREFORMARVELLOUSVALUE,ANDEVERYBODYWHOLIKESTHEBESTVALUEFORTHEIRMONEYSHOULDSEEOURDISPLAYBEFOREPURCHASING.

HOLIDAYARRANGEMENTS

OUREMPORIUMwillbeCLOSEDonDecember25(ChristmasDay),December27(BoxingDay,andJanuaryI,1910(NewYear'sDay).on accountof'XmasWeekbeingsuchabusyweek.ourEmporiumwillnEMAINOPENtill6o'clockonWednesday,December22,butonWedaeday.December29(CupDay,wesnailCLOSEasusualat1o'clock.

BOANPSROS.,

WellingtonStreet,Perth,TheRailwayStationisOppositt

Churchoverthe4/orld.

.NewrulesregardingCatholicLee hopsthroughouttheworldwillshortlybeissued.Bishopswillbeal lowedtwoyearsafterappointment toarrangeforthecanonicalvieita Liontotheirdioceses.Fiveyears afterthattheymustfulfilthe gationofvisitingthePope, and mustrepeatthevisitonce:everyLive yearsthereafter.

'EhPopespentanhourrecently inspectingthemachineryandplant setupinthenewAlesoftheVaticanPrintingPressfromwhichi. sentouttheofficialprinteddata mentsandpublications.Hechatted familiarlywiththeoperators,sad praisedtheindustryandfaithful work ofthetechnicaldirectorsof thework.

FatherMarmion,formerlyaprofessoratHolyCrossCollege,Clon title,Ireland,hasbeenelevatedto thedignityofLordAbbotofthe BenedictineOrderatBelgium.The ceremonytookplaceinthepresence ofaverydistinguishedgathering, SurgeonMarmion,J.P.,(Dunganuare hisbrother,andMr.PaulJoyce,of Antworp,hisnephew,beingpresent.

Thereare1,200,00.)childrenat tendanceattheparochialschoolsof theUnitedStates.Itisestimated thatbytheireducationalworktee Catholicsaresavingthenation;2 milliondollarsperannum.

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ThepeopleofKilkennyaretenderingtokensofesteemtotheMost Rev.Dr.Brownrigg,BishopofOssore,theattainmentofwhoseEpiaeoPalsilverjubileehasbeencause ofmuchrejoicingthroughout his icesse.

Rev.F.X.McSweeny,S.T.D.,e.,e ofthebastknowneducator,in:be UnitedStates,hasdiedatMount St.Mary'sSeminary,Bmmitebuie, Maryland,wherehewasaProfessor ofMoralTheology.Hemadeins StudiesinRome.andtookthedegreeofDoctorofTheologyatthe Propaganda.

Withtheclosingoftheconvents oftheLadiesoftheSacredHeartin France,thehousesintheUntied Statesbecometheoldestfoundations oftheOrder.OfthesetheonelccatedatSt.Charles,'Mo.,whichNees foundedbythesaintlyMadameDuch-sae,headsthelist. is elresthanonehundredyearsace therewasbutonedioceseandone BishoponCanada.To-daytheCsnadianChurchiegovernedbyan ApostolicDelegate,eightArchbishopsandnearlythirtyBishops.

TheChnrchoftheMonastery-of St.PaultheHermitatCeenstochati,

inRussianPoland,hasbeenbroken intobythieves,whostolethejewels andornamentwhichadornedthepa Lureofthe"BlackMadonna,"a pictureoftheBlessedVirginan.l ChildattributedbylegendtoSt. Luke.Thestolenpropertyisvalued athundredsofthousandscf pounds.

TheRoyalUniversityDublin Dissolved

Havingrecentlyconferreddegreee onthestudentswhoweresuccesseit atitsrecentexaminations,theRoy alUniversityofIrelandwasfornailydissolved.Althoughthenowdefunctinstitutionwasnotan:deal university,beingnothingmorecr lessthananexaminingbody,itdid excellentworkduringitslifeof nearlythirtyyears.Ifitdidnoth ingmorethangivetheCatholicAu dentsofthesecondaryschools, throughoutthecountryanouporunityofshowingwhattheywerecape hieof,itjustifieditsexistence.That theCatholicyouthofIrelandmade thevery,mostoftheopportuniteeif°riledthemby'theinstitutionhas mienprovedabundantly.Theconcludingnormonycappedtheclimax. inaffordingproofsofthesuccess theCatholicColleges,aswillee siOnbythefollowinglistofhonours awardedUniversityCollege,St. Stephen'sGreen,Dublin,obtained onehundredandthirty-eightVeynoothCollege,sixte-five;Queen's College,Belfast,fifty-nineSt.Marys College,Eccles-strset,Dublin,thirtysevenT,oretoCollege,St.Seen hen'sCreen,twenty-threeCollere. Clonliffe,Dublin.nineteen;Queen's Colleg',Cork,thirteenandthe ChristianSchools,corksix.

Amongsttheclosingactsofthe RoyalUniversitywasthecol:teenr ofthedegreeofDoctorofLaws(ho no/isrause.)ontheIrishhistorian, Rev.E.A.D'Alton,M.R.I.A.FatherD'AltonisaMayoman.Hewas bornin18hoatCavallyane,andwee educatedatfirstatSt.Jarlatle Tuamandfinishedhiscoursein Maynooth,wherehehadadistinguishedcareer.Hehasbeen for some%earsamemberoftheGoverningBodyoftheQueen'sCollotie Galway,andinadditiontomays scholarlywritinv3,nroducedvaluable treatisesonhistoricalsubjects,eelminatineinhisgreatthree-volume. "HistoryofIrelandfromtheEelti estTimestothePresentDa,"o, whichtwovolumeshavealreadyappearedandthethirdisnowinPrint [tshowsabundantresearchandcarefulstudy.TheArchbishopofTuam saysoftheauthor"Heposseees maneoftheessentialfinalitiesofan historicalwriter.Hisstyleistiler andlimpid;incleseripelonaswell ASinnarrativeheisvividandfie-

quentlppicturesquehepossessesthethemhavecome,andmoreofthew criticalfacultyinanighdegreeandarecoming,tounderstandthatshe holdsthescalesofhistoricaljusticedrawsherenergyfromtheDivine withanevenhand." FounderofChristianity.

RemarkableTributetothe ChristianBrothers

Rev.CanonMoore,speakingatthe ProtestantSynodheldinCorkon Wednesday,saidithadbeenveld thattheCatholiccommunite,were againsteducatingtheirchildren,but thathedidnotbelievethatsuch wasthecase.Intheirschoolsthee weremakinganearnestattemptto givetheirpeoplethehighestpossible education.The,Catholiccommunity werefaraheadofth'eProtestant communitywithregardtoeducation. HeinstancedacaseinMitchelstown, inwhichhehimselfhadsentahoe fromhiselementaryschooltothe ChristianBrothers'school.TheinteresttakenbytheBrothersintees:, boywasbeyondallpraise. Dean BrucesaidtheCatholicshada greatreligiousbrotherhoodforteaching,andProtestantscouldonly strivetoimproveinthatline.They couldnotsurpasstheteachingof th,,ChristianBrothers,foritcould not,hethoughthesurpassAsvp-where.

The(irowthoftheCatholic Churchingniland

Itissomewhatamusingtoseai thevaryingandconflictingutterancesofBritishProtestantsonthe CatholicChurch.Someofthemat timeswouldhaveusbelievethat sheisdying,andtheycomfortthemselveswithtie'absurdstatistics whichMr.JosephMcCabe,theathehit,haspublishedonhisownaut!,. Orlty.Butatothertimesthee judgefromtheirknowledgeandexperienceofwhatisgoingonare-md them,andthentheybecomeuneasy, anhadmitthattheCatholicChurch ismaneprogressinginthisland. TheAnglicanBishopofBangor,at aconferenceintheLiverpoolTown Hall,recently,intimatedthatIf1.-ft tehemselves-or,aehesaid,withoutguidance-thepeoplecould T1)t, helpdriftingintoinfidelityorinto "aChurchwhichhadtheonegreat attractionthatitalwaysspoke withoutdoubtandwithauthority."

Addressingacon,zr.gationofOraneemen.theotherdayatDiscard, Cheshire,theRev.M.Grcenhalth saiditwasasurprisingthingthee RomanCatholicisminthiscountry seemedtobegaininginprestige andauthority.ItIs,intruth,astonishing.becauseifthereeverwas aninstitutionwhichEnglishmen strovetodestroyutterlyitisthe CatholicChurch.Thepoombinelto killher,andtheydughergraveand congratulatedoneanotheronthe impossibility.ofherrevival.But, Intheyhavediscoveredthatsee wasneverdead,butonthecontrarethatshehasbeenallthetime fulloflifeandvigour,andmanyof

BadLegforManyYears

DOCTORS, HOSPITAL, HOT SPRINGS ALLPROVIC USELESS.DESPAIRED OFBEINGCURED.ANOTHERIZAMBUKVICTORY. .11111

Startlingproofofthemarvelleus soothing,healingandcurativepea ersthatdistinguishZam-Bukishue tohandfromMrs.S.E.Little,of theCityTeaRooms,MonaPlaie, Dunedin,N.Z.,whosufferedagonies withahadleg,whichdefiedeyery formoftreatment,tillshefoundreliefinZam-Buk.Mrs.Littlesays "Formany,manyyearsIsuffered frombrokenvaricoseveinsinmy legs,whichnotonlyinterferedwith mydomesticduties,butwasthe causeofmybeingconfinedindoors forindefiniteperiods.Infact, it waswithdifficultythatIcouldget aboutatall.Ihavebeenunder quit-anumberofmedicalmen,but theyallfailedtogiveMSrelief,and didmenogoodatall. Ihaveelso beenunderprivatehospitaltreatment,andpaidtwoextendedvisits totheRotoruaHotSprings,but insteadofmyconditionimproving, ifanythingitbecamewore,.Ite(5$ indeedadishearteningandserious stateofaffairsforme,ayoungwoman,andIwasdespairingofever gettinganythingtorelieeeme,when IwasadvidedtogiveZam-Buka trial.WiththeeagernessofadespairingwomanIatonceprocureda potofZam-Bukanduseditfreely, onmy'legs,andbeforethefirstpot wasfinishedIgainedgreatielief. Thusencouraged,Icontinuedwith theZam-Buktreatment,anditin withthegreatestpleasureIinform youthatthebrokenveinsinmy'legs have,sinceusingZam-Buk,ceasedio discharge.andmeleghashealed rightupwithnew,health,skin. Consideringthatduringthewhole timeIwasundermedicaltreatment Ireceivednoreliefwhatever,itsays muchforthewonderfulhealingpowenofZam-Bukwhenapotortwo producesresultsthatmanysovereignsspentinmedicalskillwasabsolutelyunabletoaccomplish. I havenohesitationinrecommending Zam-Bukasthefinesthouseholdhealingbalm."

Zam-Buk---theworld'sgreathealer, andskin-cure--isobtainablefrom allchemistsandstoresatis.6,1. andle.64.perpot.

Twofriendswbohatnot'seen eachotherforseveralyearsmet again,unexpeetedly,asneighbours inanewsuburbsplace."Hello Bilking Whoareyouworkingfor now9"askedSimkinsoverthe gardenfence."Sanspftple,"wasthecheeryanswer,"Awife and evechildren."

YouCan'tInsure WhenYouareDying

ThePioneerofLiberalContractsandthelargestandwealthiest VictorianLifeOffice.. EstablishedatMelbourne,1869.

ToapplytheSurrenderValueofLifePoliciesinPayingthePremium soastopreventaPolicylapsinguntiltheSurrenderValueisexhausted.

AmountassuredunderPoliciesCurrentover520,500,000.

LOCALDIRECTORS

AnnualIncome- - .£1,000.000.HON.S.BURT,K.C.,CHAIRMAN. RIGHTHON.SIRJOHNFORREST,P.C.,G.C.M.G.,M.H.R.

FundsinHandOver. = £5,500,000.CHAS.HARPER,ESQ.,J.P.

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BrownHillNotes

TheannualConcertgivenbpthe pupilsofSt.Brigid'sConventschool BroomHill.washeldintheInstituteonThursdaythe25thNovemberandwasabrilliantsuccess,both inthewaythatthechildrenwent throughtheirdifferentpartsandalsofinancially,notwithstandingthe greatnumberofhandsthatwero thrownoutofworkbytheterrible burningofthePerseveranceMita, whichnecessitatedmanyoftheparentstogoelsewheretoseekforwork andtobeunavoidablyabsent,the'.r wasagrandattendancemanyafter theperformancewasendedsought thegoodSistersandofferedthem themtheirwarmestcongratulations onthegrandtrainingofthe°hitt-

The Concert frombeginning toendwasacreditbothtoteach ersandchildren,butafewitemsdeservespecialmention:-TheCantata "TheRoesofJoy,"wasmostinteresting.Thedearlittlechildrena; fairiesandtheQueenMissMargie. etAnglin,inherqueenlyrobeswere arealpictureandreceiveda1'ad andwell-destervedapplause. Th!seconditem"TheMinstrel Boy,"apianaduetbyMissesPogarty anh'Praterwaswell rendered. "TheIrishJig,'' by Miss French,wasquite atreattoall,andreflects greatcreditonherteacher. Avocalduet,"Life'sdreamiso'er,'' byMissesHiceeyandGowan,xes beautifullysungandthetwolittlegirls,theonerecliningherheed ontheother'sshoulderlookedquits aprettysight,theyreceivedathendaringclapattheendofeachverse.

reallybeautiful,MissAnglinhasa verypromisingvoice.Andsowith eachoftheremainingitems,ever.oneofthemwasreallyapleteei,e toseeandhearinturn,receiveda well-deservedapplause.TheDuet "TheGipsyQuadrilles,"by.MiLt,ii WilliamsandAnglinwaswellplaed andtheperformersexhibitedgreat musicaltalent.

AttheconclusiontheVery.Rev. DeanBrennanthankedthepeoplefor theirpatronage,andalsogavethe dearlittlemitesaholidayonFriday,whichhetrulysaidwasvolt deserved. TheaccompanistswereMissesWilliams,Anglin,BucciandFrench.

Thefollowingprogrammewassubmitted PROGRAMME.

overture,-MissG.Johnson.

Cantata-"FindtheRoseofJOY..* SeniorandJuniorPupils. PianoDuet-"MinstrelBoy.,"Misses Fogarty.andTreftter. IrishJig-MissEileenFrench.

VocalDuet-"Life'sDreamisO'er" MissesHickeyandM.Gowan. Recitation-"Boys'Rights,"Mastv Alford.

Sailors'Hornpipe-MissesDaly,F garte.Trotter,andBucci.

FloralDrill-SeniorBoysandGirls

Son7,-"McClain'sChild"Tiles Clancy. Dince-"-Galopades,"TuniorChil

Chorus-"GivemeaTickettoHeaven."

ProtestantBibloFiction. FATHERCOUPE,S.J.,RBPI,Te,s

Areetation,"Boy'sRights," MastAlfordveiswellrenderedend meritedaheartydiet).TheSailor's Hernpipe,"byfourlittleeirl;was week,pretty."TheSwissrI" MissesMINI.wasalsowellone. "MeOlain'schild,"byMissClancy. wasgiveninsplendidstyletherester (Peevessreatcredit.Theson"Deffoilles,"byMissAnelinwee;

dren Sons--"GodbewithYou"Misses BarnsClancy,B3ens. HoopDrill-JuniorChildren Sons-"Daffodils,"MissMargseet Anglin. NewSailors'Hornpipe-MissEileen French. Recitation-e"LittleMary'sWigs" Miese`ogareve e'en-"elerchine."TheTees. TemenerineDance-Junior

Bailors-"Eneaein-2; aesrvant."-Nesse,ere9sy,Anglin,Clancy. Bocci, Nana Ditet-e"GiesyQuadrille." MissesenelinandWilliams. Sone-"Children'sVoicea"-Miseee ('laver,ReeceandBerns.

Theanti-Catholicaddressesdeliveredbythenotoriouslecturer,Mr. MichaelMcCarthy,atBournemouth, havebeenoccupyingtheattentionof theRev.FatherCoupe.S.J. InarecentaddressattheChurch oftheSacredHeartBournemouth. thewellknownJesuitsaid The ex-priest,Mr.JosephMcCabe,had latelypublishedashortvolumeto provethattheChurchmostlyeven.where,butespecially.inEngland,is totteringtoherfall.Well,shehas beentotterinstoherfallandhas beenjustonthepointofextinction theselastf,000yearsormore,en thatinthisquestionIgivethepalm nottoMr.McCabe,buttoMr.McCarthy.Amidtherichcropofinaccuraciesthatcametomaturityin theluxuriantimaginationof McCabe,thisatleastistrue,that theworldisdividingintotwocamps -theCatholicandtheatheistic. Itisneedlesstoaddthatef course.Mr.McCarthydeliveredtes troubledsouloftheusualProtes tantjeremiadabouttiCatholicsunpressionoftheBibleHehadnev readituntilhewasthirty-five. I shoulddoubtifhehasreaditmuch since.CatholicssuppresstheBi indeedWhy,withorttheCatholic Churchtherewouldhavebeen Bible ACatholicNewTestament costs6d. TheCatholicGospels costTd.apiece.Hencetheorator's lamentationsringsomewhathollow. liecannots.ethesuninthetitledayiheavens,butthatisnotthc sun'sfault.Buttothetworeveren.t gentlemenwhopresidedatthesean ti-Catholicdiatribes,mayIbegleave tosuggestthatbeforeatteckinetee CatholicChurch,they,shoulddiscuss suchnuestionsasthefollowing7DidChristHimselfwriteoneBiel,. asarub,offaithandifnot,lenot?

InthefirstcenturywastheOhureh ortheBibletheultimaterule of faithTherewasthennotlibly. Duringthefirstfourcenturieswas theChurchortheBiblethecourt offinalappeal?Therewasthenno Bible.Duringthefirstfifteencenturies,beforetheinventionofprinting,therewaspracticallynoBiole, norcouldthepeoplehavereadit hadtherebeenone.Salvation ey Bible-readingisthereforeasnare tocatchtheignorant.Withoutthe ChurchyoucannotprovetheCanon oftheBible,ortheInspirationof theBible,ortheinterpretationof theBible.MoreoverProtestants learnProteetantism,notfromthe Bible.butfromtheirProtestantministers.

TheelearnBaptism,notfromthe Bible,butfromtheirBaptistministers.NorcananyProtestantminister,AnglicanorBaptist,giveany enaranteethathis"view"isright. Itisonlya"view"andnothing more.Mr.Pattersonteachesthe BaptismalRegenerationofinfant,Mr.Perkinsdeniesit Whichis right?Oriseitherright? T* lastappealinthecaseofnon-Catholicsisalwaystotheprivateand falliblejudgmentoftheindividual.

InEngland,in1896therewere 291 ofthembrandnew thatyear-eachappealingto the Bible,eachinterpretingtheBibleas itliked.eachacceptingorrejecting Christ'struthasitlisted,each claimingtobealoneright,each aflirminsalltheotherstohowrong. allofthematoneonnosinglesubjestexceptintheirjointhostility totheChurchofGod,totheinfallibleChurchofChrist.whichwas theChurchofEnglishmenfor1,000 yearsbeforeHenryVII/divorcedand murderedhiswivesandsobre;' withRome,andthusrobbedEnglanS ofherancientfaith,andwhichwill retheChurchoftheworlduntil timeshallbenomore.FortheCatholicChurchisbuiltupontheRock, fledChristsaid "BeholdIam with dayseventilltheens oft,worl1."

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AnnuatReportoftheAus-iwasunsuitable,andtomaintaina tratianCatholicTruthfairlyhighliterarystandard.Howredandninety-twothousandpamphletshavebeenissuedandcirculate! ever,notwithstandingapathy,mone Society Laryandotherdifficulties,Eve-hued- -a-NOVEMBER1ST,1908.-OCTOBEft 31st,1909.

THEAUSTRALIANCATHWiTO TRUTHSOCIETY,ANDTHel APOSTOLATEOFTHE PRESS.

Oneofthepracticalresultsifthe secondAustralianCatholicCongrsss, heldinMelbourneinOctober,e)04, wasthesuccessfulinaugurationof thy,AustralianCatholicTruthSoc tete.Itwasunanimouslyresolve:I, thattheSocietyshouldbeunderthe immediatedirectionofhisGrace, theArchbishopofMelbourne,andof acommitteeofpriestsandlaymen appointedbyhim,andthatitshould beonthesamelinesasthesimilar soeetiewhichhaverenderedsignal servicestoreligioninEuropeand America.

ThenewSocietywaswelcomedoy thecatholicpress,andsupportedLA theBishops,andbymanyofthe clergyandlaity'.Itwasfeltbyall thatamosteil,ctivemeanshadbeen foundforpromulgatingfarandwide Catholicteachinginitstruesense. andofprovidinguseful,oratleaet innocuous,readingforthegrowing multitudesofCatholicmen.women, andchildren,whowillread,whether youwillornot.

;throughoutAustralasia.Inaddition,twothousandcopiesof the "LecturesandReplies"-avolume ofeeepages-byhisGracethe ArchbishopofMelbourne,andthirtysixthousandsee.nhundredandthe ty-sevencopiesoftheSociety'sPrayerBookhavebeenpublished,and aseachofthesepublicationshas beenread,notbyonebutbymans persons,itmustbeadmittedthat theAustralianCatholieTruthSoc ityhasnotworkedinvain.

Noonewhounderstandstheinfluenceofliteratureontheheartsare thoughtsofmenwillquestionthat thisworkwillhavegreatandabid ingresultsintheCatholichomesof Australia.Theveryfastthat Churchhasanindexofprohibited booksshowsthatsheregardsthe, influenceofthewrittenwordas;etremelyimportant.Andthefre quintdesirewhichourecclesiastical superiorshaveexpressed,thateood literatureshouldbecirculated,is evidencethatnoCatholicoughtto beindifferenttowhathereadshimselforallowshischildrentoread_

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"J.V.S."asksthenamesofthe vestmentsthepriestwearsatMass, andtheirsignificance,ifany.Heis aregularChurch-goingCatholic,but heneveradvertedtothequestion, untilhewasaskedbyaProtestant ladywhocametoChurchwithhim Perhaps,besp,othersarelitre him.

Answer.-

Thelatterpartoftheletterperhapssuggeststhetruth..Hereisthe answerbriefly.-

Thevestmentswornbythepriest celebratingMassaresix:

I.TheAmiceisawhitelinenveil whichthepriestputsonoverhis headandshoulders.Itrepresentsthe veilwithwhichourLord'senema-s coveredthefaceofJesuswhenhey struckHim.

2.TheAlbisalongwhitelinen garmentwhichreachestothefeet ofthepriest.Itrepresentsthewhite robethatHerodinmockerynut uponOurLord.

3.TheCincture,orGirdle,isthe cordtiedaroundthewaisttohold uptheA1b.Itrepresentstheeels withwhichChristwasbound.

4..TheManiple,wornontheleft, arir,representsthechainsputitem ourLord,andalsothehandkerchief withwhichVeronicawipedHis face.

seTheStoleisabarrowean,l whichhangsdownfro-theNet andiscrossedanthepriest'sbreeet Itrepresentsthecordswithwhite OurLord'sneckwasboundafterHis condemnation.Itisalsothedistinctsignofthepriestlyofficeend isusedinmanyotherceremonies andblessings.

6.TheChasubleoroutervestment coversthebodyofthecelebrantand representsthegarmentwithwhich ChristwasclothedinPilate'scourt,. ThelargecrossupontheChasuble remindsusofthecrossplacedupon Christ'sshoulders.AtsolemnRoss thedeaconandsub-deaconwearvestmentscalledDalmatics,which re ambletheChasublewornbythe celebrantoftheMass.

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"Ex-Anglican"writtentoQ.Box. thus,DidMartinLutherchange;he Biblewhenhetranslatedit?

Answer.Luther'sGermantranslationef'.he Biblecontainsmanyinaccura.-le;. ThisfactwaspointedoutbyFather JeromeEomser,aGermanCatholic theologianandacontemporaryof Luther.Heexposedthesystematic eorruptionoftheScripturetextby Luther,whosetranslationoftheNew Testamentheprovedtocontainec, lossthan1,400errorsandforgeries.

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"E.de-M."writes,"Whatisthe differencebetweenBeatificationand 'lionisation.Ireada.greatdeal aboutJO=ofArcinthe"Record" atthetimeshewasdeclared"Blessed,"butwhetherornotshe'.snow veteratedasaSaintIdonet know.

Answer.-

JoanofArcwastestified,by whichshereceivedthetitleBlessed butwasnotcanonisedandisnot yetentitledtobecalledaSaint. Beatifieetionatthepresenttimeis astageontheroadtocanonization ItisanactbywhichthePope, afterthedeathofanindividual,declaresthatheorsheisnumeciel amongtheblessed.Itdiffersfuer, canonizationinthis,thatinnee,iiication,thePopedoesnotactas judge,whodecidesaboutthestate oftheonewhoisbeatified,hat grantsonlytocertain'arsonshe privilegetohonourwithaform-,f religiousvenerationtheonewhois beattied.Itisaprovisorypestaiesiontorenderpublicvenerationto theblessed.grantedtoadiocese,a city,orareligiousorder.canonizationisasolemndeclarationby whichthePopeplacesinthecatalogueofthesaintsapersonwhohas diedintheodorofsanctity. ThehonourswhichtheChurchEon deetocanentledSaintsare

i.Theirnamesareinscribedin themartyrologieeandlitanies.

2.Theyareinvokedpublicly.

1.ChurchesandAltarsarededicatedundertheirpatronage.

4.ThesacrificeoftheMassisef feredintheirhonour.

S.Thedayoftheirfeastorthe anniversaryoftheirdeathiscelebrated.

6.Theirpicturesareexhibitedacrd arerepresentedwithanaureola. Theirreliesarevenerated.

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"ReaderZ,"wantstoknowif thebeautifulnovelbyAlexanderDumas,wellknownas"TheCountof MonteOhrieto,"iscondemnedbytee Church.(2).Theplaycalled"A ChristianVow,"(2)wasClement HofhauerbeatifiedorCanonised?

Answer.-

"TheCountofMonteCristo,"is theon15 oneofAlexanderDumas' navelsthatisnotforbidden.'The play"AChristianVow,"is,asfar aswecandiscover,notontheIndex.Ifyouareindoubtaboutthe moraltoneofthiswork,consult yourpastor,whowillbeableto ad;iseyou.St.ClementHofbaner, wascanonisedonFebruaryto,:wee

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Aladyboughtaraffleticketfrom anotherwhowasauthorisedto sell,butthelatterfailedtohandin themone.Theladywas,therefore, notinthelottery,orArtUnionat thtimeofdrawingandhenceall chanceofwinningwaslosttolee Hasthepurchaseroftheticketsup rightsaeainsthor? "Mabel."

Answer.-

Thepurchaserhasastrictrightto havehermoneyrestoredioheren showingherticketbutshecarnet claimanycompensationforthelesa ofherchance.Shehasarightto beangry,ofcourse,andmightexcusablytearthehairoftheagent forherneglect.Astheagentisac. lited,itoughttolieonthe shouldersofthecommitteetores torethemoney,andtorecoverit fromtheagentafterwardsifthee can.IspeakoftherightsofjarticebutIhardlythinkthatthe lawwouldinterfere,asrafflesale notarecognisedformoftraffic. However,consultalawyer.onhis point.

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"J.S.J."sendsama!aeinefor theyoungcontainingalotofantiCatholicstuff.Heas'isiftherea lawtopreventsuchstuffbeingindiscriminatelysenttoeveryeo45.

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Thereisnolawstonpingwide frompostingwhattheylitetoanybody,unlessthethingpostedis contumeliousandinsultingto;he particular personaddressedsn whichtheremightbeaprosecution forlibel,ortogetaninjunction stoppingthenuisance.Ifthearticlecontainsalibelagainstspecific personsanactioncouldberaised:n thatpointbythepersonlibelled. Againiftheprintisindecent,there Couldbeaprosecutionforindecent literature.But,otherwise,asregardsmerelypostingthingsbroadcast,thereisnoprohibition.The onlythingistorefusereceipt,or puttheminthewaste-paperbasket. Ofcoursesuchliteraturepoison!ti) mindsofmaneanditisapity thatitcannotbesuppressed.

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Canamarriedman'become a priest-while his wif itlivine-erovidedshegiveshereonsent.Ifso.isnottheirmarriaeo dissolved?Maehecorreseondwith h'swifeafterenteringthearissthood,ifsuchisallowedhim? 'leAretherenotProtestantswho havingwivesareallowedtopat themawayandbecomeCatholic priests ArenotProtestantsand Catholicstreatedinthesamewapiti thismatter?AmongProtestants, whoheroineCatholics,there ere mgTlyclergymenwhotiremarried, endinthisreeeecttheystandon

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thesamefootingwithCatholicmarriedlaymen.Iwouldbeverymuch obligedifyouwouldgiveananswer totnesequeries.Iamnottheon lyonewhohasbeenunabletoatee werthem?

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Answer.-

TheCelibacyoftheclergyisa disciplinarymatterbasedongood reasonscertainly,butofsuchanaturethatitcould,absolutely speaking, be abrogated oy theChurch.Intheearlyages,flu; factofbeinga'marriedmanwas nobartothepriesthood,andthe priestandhiswifewereallowedto livetogetherintheusualdomestic relation.Butnomarriagewasa' lowedaftertheordination,nor couldamarriedpriestmarrya.'ecoedtimeifhisfirstwifedied. St.Paulwritesthatabishopshould bethehusbandofonewife-meaning nottwicemarried.Lateronwhena marriedpriestwaselevatedtothe episcopatehewasrequiredtosepasatefromhiswife.Thisdiscipline initsgeneraloutlineprevailsamongthevariouseasternsectsto-day andwhenunderLeoXIIIcertainof thesesectssubmittedtotheChurch. theywereallowedtoretaintheusageofamarriedcl.re5-.Inthe LatinChurch,wheresincethe-th centurycelibacyhasbeentheetritt rule,thefactofbeingamarried manisnotanabsolutebartooreination,butspecialpermissionisre quiredforsuchcases.AmongCatholicmarriedlaymensuchenses arerare,almostunknownbutthey occurnowandthenamongconvert clergymen,oftheChurchofEngland. Thereisaspecialreasonforthe concession,whereamanwitha distinctvocationfortheministry hasmadeithisprofessionforyears inachurchwherematrimonyinallowed,andn,ow,retainingthesante vocation,findshimselfin,aChurch, wherematrimonyisnotallowed.In suchcasesthewifemustfreelyconsent,andmusteitherenterareligioushouseortakeavowofchastitybeforetheordinationoccurs,or followanyotherregulationimposed bytheChurchingivingthePermission.

Incaseofsuchseparationthe marriageisnotofcoursedissolved, forthesimplereasonthatamarriageoncecontractedisindissoluble. Theseparationisameneaettons, asitiscalled,andisperpetual. Obviously,correspondence,bywee ofletter-writinewouldbeallowed, asthisisathingwhichcan ne practisedbyanytwolumanbeinge nomattertheirrelations.

TheqtrestionisnotaveryprastiealoneforCatholiclaymen,hut itbringsoutthefactthattheclericalstate.asunderstoodintheLatinChurchdoesnotconsistessentiallybeingunmarried,butinabstentionfromthatwhichbelongsto marriage.

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Whatarevalidandwhatarelegal marriages

Answer.-

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validly,nodoubt.TherecentmarringslegislationoftheChurchextendsonlytoherownchildren. Thatlegislationdeclaresthatwhore aCatholicmarriesanon-Catholicin anyotherwaythanbyorbeforea Catholicpriest,dulyauthorisedthe marriageisnomarriageinthe eyesoftheChurch,although, of course,itwouldhavelegalforcein theeyesofthecivillaw.in,vie answertothesecondqueryisthat therewerelawfulmarriagespriorto theexistenceoftheCatholicChurch. Sinceourfriendissofamiliarwith Scripture,hecanreadallaboutthis intheOldTestament,whichgives thecodeoftheoldlaw.Theunderlyingdriftofhisletteristhat theCatholicChurchgoesbeyondher provinceindeclaringwhatislei isnotmarriage.Well,hemust;oe left`ehisview,butCatholicsern continuetobelievethatsincemar riageisaSacramentsinceitis somethingoverandaboveanisei contract;sinceithasspiritualas wellas!regalcharacter,theCatholicChurchistheestablished.std ultimateauthorityonwhatis,and whatisnotmarriagesofarasCatholicsareconcerned.

ItpertainstoProtestantstoget marriedthemselvesastheyplease, andit-doesnotpertaintoany'if themtotelltheCatholicChurch whatsheshallandwhatSheshall notholdasvalidmarriage.That isheraffair,andwithallcivilityto ourfriendsoutside,itmust remainso.Wellinstructed,welldisposedCatholicswillconformtothe Church'slaw.Theill-instructed,illdisposedCatholicmaybecome a lawuntohimselforherself.Where thatisdone,theChurchwon'teitherwallthemuporboilthmdown, butitwilltellthemplainly,asit does,thatunionssocontractedare simplyinvalid,andthattheyore notmarriage.

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wasn'tapartyconcerned-youknowtureswereagainsomewhatcomposed yournamewouldjustsuityousheturnedtohimventcoolly know,Nell!" "Well,SirJames,areyoudonee "Youareexceedinglykind,"said ? Ithoughtyouwerenottolaughet " Eleanor,"butasyouarerathermeanymore-eh unfortunateinyourhistoricalalles- Why,youlittlemiseheviousif, ions,don'ttroubleyourselfrauhowcouldIhelplaughing-hutyou sackingamongstthedebauchedmenhavethebestofitthistime-and thatyouwellknow-youdoallyou andwomenoftheMerryMonarch's court,forcomparisonswhichmightcantoexciteourrisiblefacultiesand thenblameusforfallingintothe beinvidious.JusttellSirJamestrap-Ah,littletraitress! roil howyoucametogiveupthosenoknowtherest.prayproceedwith tionswhichyouhadaSearortwo ago,aboutconvertingthePapists:, narrative-howdidyou Papists:, Perhaps,thoughyouhavetoldhenamongstthepeasantry.'! ?" Why,notverywell.Imust,r,n fees"saidAmeliawithwellfetel"No,indeed,notawordofi'-edreluctance."Theresultwasnet helaughsatmenowforallman-quitewhatweexpected." nerofoddblunders,ashesays,"Well,butwhynottallall,cats andIshouldbeverysorryindeed.mia?"saidEleanor. togivehimsuchagrandsubjectae Whatdoyoucallall,Eleanor?" that-Idon'tliketohavepeopleThenturningtoTrelawney-"The laughingatme"saidAmeliawholeamountofitiscousin,th'.t pouting,andlookingasthoughshewethoughtwehadnothingto werehalfinclinedtocry,thoughbutmakeourappearance,Bible r therewasa"laughingdevil"ilia-tractinhand,andthat,presto,tee inginthecornerofherbrighteye,wholephalanxofPopery- would andcertaindimplesplayingaroundwhiskoffoutofsight,likeaflash hersmallmouth,whichshowedheroffire-veni,vidi,vici,wastheteal moredisposedtolaughthatsr3' mottoofourwarfarthoughto;,e

"Come,now,myprettycousin,"surewedidn'tsaysoeventoeach saidSirJames,"forgetandfor-other,butlo! andbeholdthe give--Ipromisebeforehandneverstoutoldbodycorporatenotonly toturnyourconfessiontoaccountresisted,hutactuallygotthebetter againstyou.Ishouldlikeofallofus,andthatwithoutaneffort. things.tohearhowyoucametoItisagreatoldinstitution-that hinkofproselytizing." sameRomishreligion'-thisisin

sin,Isawfromtheverytit-t (thoughIlefttheconversationPrincipallytoMissWhite),thatthe poorsimplecottagers,ignorantas theywereinothermatters---hadmore correctnotionsofreligion,inel', itsessentialdoctrines,thanweo'vselveshad.Iactuallyfeltashamed whenIheardthemgivesuchclear, intelligibleanswerstoquestions whichmighthatepuzzledmorelear nodmenandwomen.Itwasamusing,however,tohearMissWhite cross-examiningsomeofthem.'Poor People,'shemouldsay,"Ipity yourcondition-yourmindsareso darkenedbythegloomyshadowof Popery.Now,ifouwouldonly believeintheLordJesus'-'Stop there,ma'am-stopthere-sureee dobelieveinhim-oh,bedad,we1.) so-theLordpityusifwedidn't" -'Oh! butthen,youputtoo muchtrustintheVirginyouknow oryououghttoknowthattheflumishChurchmakesagoddessofher andpraystoherassuch.'-'Beggin'yourpardon,that'snotthree. Ihopeyou'llexcusemeladies-sure, ma'am,weonlyaskhertopra3far us,an'that'snotthewaywespeak toGod,yousee.Ohbegarra,ma'am,it'snotthesamecaseatallsurewerechildknowsthat.'-Well! well MissWhitewouldsay,alittledisconcerted,.butthenlookwhat nonsenseitistopraytothesaints -whatcanthe,doforyou7'-'Well,ma'am,ifyoudon'tlike toaskthemtoprayforyou,why thelossisyourown-butit'sour notion,ma'am,thatit'safinething alloutforpoorsinfulcreatureslike us,tohaverichfriendsinheavento putinagoodwordforus-an'sure enough,wethinkit'snothroubleto askthemtodoit,too.Youmight doworselady,an'allasyouare, thanasktoprayforyourself.'on hearingthisorsomesuchanswer, ElizaandIwouldburstoutlanzi,.ing,andMissWhitewouldflounce outofthehouse,mutteringallsorts ofexecrationsagainstwhat she calledtheobstinatefollyoftheIto manists.Buthere'sArthur with hisviolin-letushaveadanceEleanor Yourmotherandmymother arclostinthemysteriesofhamgammoninthecorner.Therecousin,takeEleanor'shand-noexcuses now-I'mgoingofftohuntupEliza andandEdward."Awaysheran, leavingEleanorandTrelawneyonce more,tete-a-tete.

"Why,thatwasnotthestrangees,parenthesis,cousinWell,seventeenpartofit,"saidAmeliabrisklythly,asoldMr.F'umbletonsays, "wehadagovernesshugthen,whoaboutthemiddleofhissermon,we wasbrimfulofthenotion-m3stn,3hadonlymadeafewproselytizing howshewouldextemporizeonthevisits,whenIwasgladenoughto horrosofPopery,andonitsbanelulslipmyTestamentintomypocket, effects,social,politicalandreligi-andtotellyouthetruth,I was ousAtfirst,wechildrenusedi.e.'profaneenoughtothrowadozenor laughatherover-drawnpictures--sooftractsintothesbrookaboutOh. caricaturestheywere,inreale sametitre.Elizaheldoutalittle whatshewaspleasedtocall"thelongerthandid,butevenshegive greatsuperstition-eometimesthe indespair,afterafewweeks, granddelusion"-bywayofachangewhTeuponoursaintlyduennawas youknow;butgraduallywebeganfeintodesist-'for,'saidshe,inthe tolistenwithmoreinterest,where-griefofherheart,sinceyouwill uponMissWhitepouredforthhernotaccompanymeanymoreinmy harangueswithstillincreasingtinevisitsofcharity-why,IfearImust ion-(isn'tthatthewordEleanor!)discontinuethemaltogether,forthere andwhatwiththatandthepeculiarisnosayingwhatthesemiseraele natureofourstudies-asultra-Pro-Romanistsmightdoiftheycaught tistantandanti-Popishascouldbeayoungladealone-evenasitis,I --wegotourheadsfulloftheto-findthemanythingbutcivil.' ho manticnotionofbesiegingthecite-endedourcampaignagainstRomandelofPoperyinrightdownearnest.ism,totheinfiniteamusement o!' Blessyou,cousinJanes,wewerepapaandmama,whousedtolone filledwithwhatMissWhitecalledthethnesofussounmercifullythat "holyzeal,"andourpocket-money,poorWhite'sevangelicaltemper formanyalongday,wentintothecouldsotSearit,andonefinemorncoffersofBibleSccittits,and'he ChurchMissionarySociety,andbe TractSociety,and--oh!dearhow anxiousweweretodosomething forthegoodcause.Mamma,and Papa,andArthur,andallthetrot,usedtolaughatus,butwedidn'tratheraskhowitwasthatyouhe min'--weonlypitiedtheirblindn,sscame sospeedilydiseustedwith andkepthopingfortheirspeedycon- ourself-Minoseltaske" version.Atlastwetookitintooer Why,blessyourdear.47110^ heads,totryourhandsamongstheart,cousin,canyounotseethe Papa'stenantry,andso,havingplc).reqson?Haveyouseertalkedwith videdourselveswitheversomanythepeasantryonreligiousmatters'?' traetsofthemostunctioulande',Notexactlyon s tostsuasivekind,wewenttoworkwithlees? themostsanguinehe-esifsuccess. YonshouldhaveseenElifaand--as-

tationaboutCatholiccharity,as youmusthavealreadyobserved. "WitnessPhilMaguire,"saidSir James,withasmile.

"Yes.andhiswife,Nanny whst withallherapparentcloseness,ie, atbottom,nowhitbehindPhilin generosity,orrathercharity.Ihave greatresiPetforbothofthem.and itdoesmyheartgoodtosaethem trudgingalongtogether,likeDarby andJoan,onSufic-la-5morning,dressedupintheirhest,thevet,Pie tureofcontentmentandgoodnature Ah Iamsure-surethatr looksgraciouslydownuponthat worthycouple,withalltheirquaint eccentricityofmanner,fortheyare coveredwithalms-deedsandmod works.Ietwouldratherbeoneof thosekind-hearted,simplepeasants. prayingbeforethealtaror911Criii.,e intheirlowlychapel,thankingGod alikeforthegoodthingsand'the evilthingswhichhesendsthem, thanthehighestandmightiest of ourProtestantmagnates,odiousbeforeGod.andhissaints,becauseof theirfoolishprideandhepocritical pretences,andstonyhearts."

"Why.MissOuselysouena': warmlyonthesubject observed Trelawney.hisowncheekglowing andhiseveflashingwithsomething ofEleanor'sexcitement."You speakof-heIrishpeasantryina verydifferentwayfromthates whichtheyarerepresentedinExeter Hall! "Ido."returnedEleanor,still morewarmly)thanbefore,"because IknowthoseofwhomIspeak,and havenointerestincalumniating them.IhaY..iseenthemintheretie ouscireumetanoesoflife-1have stoodbytheirdeath-beds,as-re bothdidatHonore,O'Daly's,sad ItellyouSirJamesTrelawney. thatIhavelongagolearnedtoreverencetheirvirtues-andthetension bywhichthosevirtuesarefennel intowarmth.VeryoftenhaveIfelt myselfreadytobowdownbefore somepoor,halrstarvedmanorweman,sittinglonelyanddesolatein thecold,barecabin,whenamidall theprivationsoftheirlot, they wouldraisetheirheadstoheaven, andsay,"God'swillhedone.!'and thtai,whenIwentforthfromthat sceneofmiseryandofheavenlyresignation,ithasoftenbeenmylot tameettheScripture-reader,McGil.!lean,orsuchashe.goinginwith hisbundleof.books,tomockthe sufferinesoftheunhappyinmates withtheofferofatractoratesta

"TakeEleanor'shand,"repeal, Trelawney,fixingak.-englanceon Eleanor,whoseeyessoughtthe ground; "thatweretoomuchbliss forme,whataworldofhappiness ifcomprisedinthelittleword,so lightly,spoken"Therewasau earnestnessinhistone,whicharrestedthesmile,whichwashovering onEleanor'slip,andbroughtthe warmbloodtohercheer.Buther presenceofmindneverforsooktier. InamomentshewascalmandcornPosedasusual,andsaid,withoet appearingtonoticethewordsjest. spoken: "WeweretalkingofFatherO'Dris coil,SirJames,werewenot?The; episode.wasratheralongoneyou havedoubtlessmadetheacquaint enc.tofsortieofhistleeksewhat youthinkoftheO'Dalys?" Theyareamostestimable+entity"saidTrelawney,makingan efforttoimitateEleanorinher gracefulself-possession."Ihave talkedagreatdealwiththeyoung man,Cormac,whohasjustleftrot. Arrerica,andIfoundhimpossessed ofmuchsolidinformationonvets manesubjects,thewholebasedon thoroughlyreligiousprinciples."

"Youwillalwaysffndthatcha:ingshetenderedherresignakoe,acteristicinCatholics,whohavehem whichwasthankfullyaccepted.' subjectedtopurelyCatholictraining "Alas,poorYorick"sighedWiththemreligionisatthehotTrelawney,withaffectedsympathy,tornofeverything-GodtheAlpha. "ButhowdidthepeopleMeeseandOmegaReligiousinstructonis youonthoseoccasions?Ishouldconsequently,theprimaryobjectin Catholiceducation,whilesecular learningholdsbutasecondaryplace, cominginonlyasanacoeseor7. Fromthecradletothegrave,the Catholic-thatis,thetrueCatholic-makesreligiontheone'grandaffair oflife,andyethefulfilsellhuman wit$, eh-se-felnpss readinessthatcontrastswellwith "ifyouhadyouwouldneednotheer,11.nrotid ,,fl'irr,tst-explanation,that'splainwhycc.utism.Thereisnoperadeor',sten-

Ifamanisas oldashefeels, thenthesefellowsmustbe abouttenyears old.Theydon't intendtogrow old.Theyknow thatAyer'sSarsaparillagives newlife,strength, vigor.Makesthem feellikeboysagain. Improvestheappetite,aideNsr digestion,keepsthenerves strongandsteady,andthe brainvicarandactive.

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"Therenowfairlady,andfine

mintandifyou'toldthemoftheafavour.Here,boy,putmyhoree utterdestitutionofthepoorereat-inthestable." tires,theywouldturnupthewniteeNancyusheredthevisitorintothe oftheireyes.andgroanoutAlas,priest'slittlesitting-room,andoats iftheywouldonlyroadthisblessedingstirreduptheturffireinthe book,andbelieveitsgloriouspro-smallgrate,sheclosedthe deter vitae*:"Ah,ExeterHall,Exeterandquietlywithdrew.SirJames Hallhave1saidtomyself,thesehadjesttakendownavolume of arethyagents-notamouthfulofSt.Alphonsusleiguori'll"Historyof breadforthestarving,butplentyoftheHeresies,"andwasjustturning tractsandbibles.Buthowam Ioverin.questofthegreatEnglisn foreettingmyself"shesuddenlrevolt-commonlycalledtheReformaddezi,seeingtheearnestnesswithation,whenhisattentionwasarwtseleTrelawneylistened."Youwhorestedbyaman'svoice,talkie': astrangercannotunderstandwithNancyinthekitchenoutside. things,orenterintomyfeelings.' "Comeby,andsitdown,Shane." "Ican,anddounderstand.MisssaidNancyee"What'sthebest Ous2.1y-Ihavestudiedbothsides3fnewswithyou?-goodnewsisscare thequestiontheoreticallywithinthwithsomeofusthesetimes lastfewmonths,and1Ptertically'Whtthenindeed,Nancy.ahegur withinthelastfew'wels,andtheieI'vethebestnews1,couldwishto fore"- have,thanksbetoHimabove" "Ah,then,dotellm2so,Shane. an'whatisitagra?Isthereant a6,ountfromseettntthewathere" "'DeSdan'thereIsNancy,'Seed, an'thereisthen.Lookthere that'swhatIgotinthepost-office gentleman,asIhaysdecidedtheyesterday-andlookthereagain--see matterfromthatreverendauthoritywhatwasinit"Hehastilyop Hudibras,youmuste'engivein,enelthesoiledandbadly-directed andcomealong.Weregoingtogetletter,well-nighcoveredwithnest

vilegeonmarriedwomenwouldin practicenecessarilymeaneitherthe conferringoftwovotesontheirhusbandsorelsethebringingintoexistenceofanewandprolificcauseof familydissensionanddomesticbitterness.Couldthepoliticalfranehileabeclaimedbywomenasastreet riehtTheanswertothisquestion involvedtheunderstandingofthe distinctionbetweennaturalandpeeltiealrights,Naturalrightsrepresentedlibertiesinherentinhumanlietutee,andnecessaryforthefulfilment ofindividualsinsociete.Political rightswerenotabsolute,butelite relativeandlegalrights.Theycould beclaimedsolelyasaprivilegeand bywayofconcession.

billfortenpounds,holdingittp beforeNance'ewidelydietentleisee.

"Why,dear,blessme,ShaneFinevansureyoudidn'tgetallthat fromAmerica-ifyoudid,you'rethe luckymanallout"

"Faix.an'Igotitjistasyou

See it,Nancy"returnedShane somewhatproudly.Ialwaysknew andsaid-evenwhennobodybelieved me-thatJohnn-andSusywouldn't forgettheiroldfather.ButisFa1norO'I)riscollathome-Iwantto spatetohim."Therewasacup-

upasetofquadrillesoutsidehere."merks.andtookoutahank.oest TherewasnogettingoverAmelia'soff-handbrusquerieofmanner, especiallyas:shelaidholdofEleano arm,ononeSideandTrelawney'onIh.,other.sotheylauehinggavethemselvesup,Nei,starChadoffrightwillinelywiththeir faircaptor.Bythetimetheyoung peoplehadgotthroughtheirsetpsi quadrilles-the"Lancers"Ibelieee theydancedonthatparticularevening-theelderladieshadfinishedtheir game,andMrs.Ouselyorderedher carriage.

eIthought Comeforyou Dixon.

"remarked Mrs. they'renotworthone-halfwhatthey cost.andformypartIthinkit's verymeanoftheChurchmissionar iestohaveanythingtosaytothen: -belly-friendshipispoorfriendship, andthey'llbeallgoingbackaeain totheoldChurchwhentimesare gettingbetter Mrs.Dixonlaughedatherdeed. ter'slivelysally,forsheherself1116 nosortofsympathywiththeJumpers,butseeingacloudonMrs. Onsely'sbrow,shegentlychanged thesubjct,andmadeasign to eijpe.-iliatodesist.SirJamesand otingDixonproposedtoaccomeauy theladiesonhorseback,andtheir offerwas,afterSomehesitationaccept Nextday,aboutnoon,Trelawnev rodeuptoFather'sO'Driscoll's door,andasvedthehouseketeer whetherthepriestwasathome. "Well,nosir,"saidNancyBreen, makingalowcurtsyhe'sjustcone downtothepoor-houseaboutsome littleorehangirlsthatthey'refor makin'Prodestansofamongthen. Badscrantothemforschamin'ealianaifwehaven'tthetimeorit withthem,onewayan'theother. Beeein'yourpardonsir,forsatin' thelikebeforeyou,that'soneo' themeelvss.

Mr.Ouselswastopressedexultationinthepoortil men'smannerandinhisshrill,fe byevoice,thatwasinstran-eeta.-

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"Hispromisewasonlycondition-trestwithhisrangedhabiliments, al,''saidMrs.Ousels,"andI'us-andpoverty-pinchedfeatures. pesthehashisnewfriend,Mr. 'H.'snota'homethen, said Hatearte,whooftendropsinofanNancy,"he'sdownatthepooreveningtodiscussreligiousmatters,house.Tsthereanythingwrongat and-" home?"Nancy'scuriositywasthor "Anddrinkwhiskey-punch,moth-ofiehlyaroused. er,"saidEleanor,"Hewouldhave"Nothingwrong.thankshe io madeanadmirablepriestofBaccutGodbuteverythingright,I"Set hadhelivedinPagantimes tellyouasecret,Nancy,foryoe'sdresssatisfaction.

Thehorridoldbore,"exclaimedanoldfriend,sureit'sHarryOut Amelia, "Ican'tendurehimsentmeoverlospal'etothe -hstaresmeoutofcountenantespriest."

IthinktheChurchofRomeshowe.l"Arrahno.thenShane*!Isit itsgoodsense,aye,andgoodtest,thrutheou're',Sling?Sure we too,ingettingridofthatfellow,countedHarryasgoodaslost,se I'mverysurethatheisnoereatkasehewentroundwiththethracts credittoanyreligiousSod\ foremousee." themanlooksasthatglehewere"ATbutthatwasonlytoago halfstupefiedwithdrink.Faughsereofthebreadformean'the suchconvertsaswehave! I'msurewildmotherathome.Tobeewe

itwasagreat,riskfortheboyto run,bekasehemightbecutoffan minute,an'hit.,inthat'tat"but yousee,Nancyagra,therewasno earningtobegot,an'poorHarry couldn'theartoseemyselfan'his mothersufferin'huneeran'starvation,sohegaveintothem f awhile,untilrichtimesaswe'dget somethingfromAmerica.Buthe's overjoyednow.pocrfellow,thathe cansnaphisffneersattheJumpers an'Pitchtheirsouptothediet' whereitcflme.from,Lordsaveus

TheStartthinghesaid,whenheread theletterandsawthemoney,was Now,thankGod,ICangetinto theouldarkagain'andthefirst thinehedidwastotakethe'tundleofthractshehadinthehouse, an'flingtheminthefire.Ohmaybemyselfan'Mollydidn'tlaughan' crywithjoy,an'itwasforwhichei uswouldhugHarrythefirst,wh weseentheunluckypapersblazin'an'ifMollyldidn'tstirupthetine aboutthemit'sawonder-fair,Nan cvdeaf,shestoodwatchingehten withthetongsinherhand,till'hey w allinacindher,andthenshe putdownthetongswithaclash, an'said,"TheLoetiinHeavenhe praised."

drayit,Nancy,"saidTrisawST.Iau-bine,ashethrewhim<c'f offhishorse,"Ineverdid,or!finerwill'elongtoafraternityto whichgoodpeoplemustapples'sh epitnete-Thavenothingtodowith your'schemingvillians,'asyoucall th.m-srinotunjustly.Tfyousill permitmetoaftdowntillFather O'Drieccolcomes,Ishalltakeitas

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Accordingly,ifwomendesiredto makegoodtheirclaimtothevote. itmustbenotbywayofdemand, fortheyhadnostrictrighttogo upon,butbyprovingthattheconfermentofthisprivilegeuponturn wasintheirownandsociety'sinterests.Supposingthattobeproved,itwasthedutyoftheState.in spiteofthecontrarycustomorPrejudice,togranttnerequest.Afartherquestionhadlatelyarisenin connectionwiththenewdevelopment ofviolentmilitanttactics. Was itrightorwasitwrong?Undoubtedlysuchconductwaswrong.It couldnothejustifiedeitherbythe causeitselforbyanyofitsCircumstances. Themilitantsuffragistsof Erelandshouldknowthatwar.could onlyhecarriedonbypublicauthorityandnotbyprivatewhim,god thattherenunciationofprivatewar wasoftheessenceofcombinedseeiety,whichcouldnotexistifaggiiee edindividualswerefreetorebeland resisttheGovernment,Reoistpnce couldonlyberesortedtowhenthe supremeandmostnecessarrielos ofhumanexistenceweredirectlyinfringedbytheGovernment.Inothercasesresistancetoauthoritywas resistancetoGod.Thepleaputforwardofsomewomenofviolence havingbeenusedagainstthem noexcuse.

Forceemployedbypublicautherita wasnotviolence,butanactofjudi- cialrestraintwhichsubjectswere boundtorespect.inthelight ! Christianteachingtheperpetration anddefenceofmilitanttacticsin questionwasimmoralandsinful. andtheoutrageswhichhadrecentle beencommittedincaffeinethemout wereagrossandesievousscandalin aChristiancountry.

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Ignorancewhenitisvoluntaryis criminal,andhemayproperlybe chargedwithevilwhorefusesto learnhowhemightpreventit. *

Prayeristhegoldkey which opensheaven.Thetreeofpromise willnotsheditsfruitunlessshak eaby,thehandofprayer.

Nothingcanworkmedamageexceptmyself.TheharmIsustainI Carryaboutwithme,andneveram arealmuttererbutbymyown fault.-St.Bernard.

Oneofthemostfatalhables whichanyoneCancontractisthat oflookingatallthingsfromaIted ricrouspointofview.Hewhonay errelaxesintosportivenmsis a wearisomecompanion.Butbewareot ofhimwhojestsateverything. Suchmendisparage,bysomeludri cousassociation,allobjectswhich arepresentedtotheirthoughts,and therebyrenderthemselvesincapable ofanyemotion,whichcaneithercif vatsorsoftenthemtheybringuponthitmoralbeinganinfluence morewitheringthantheblastsof thedeserts.

Nothingisbeautiful,nothing"sue lime,buttheImmensityoflove andnothingbringsperfectjoyand peacebutcompleteself-surrenderto God,whichislove'shigheetact. Whateverwedo,ifit1.e donsforlove,isrightlydone.Li'le apureflame,loveembraces,inter penetrates,andfillswithlightey.ry dutyimposeduponusnay,ifduty healsolove,nothingelsesmilesup onuswithsofair'aface.

Thechildheartneverdies. It livesonasthebestinthecharacter ofgrownuppeople,andgoeset lastbeforethebaronjudgmentday toaskfornierceforthemistakes ofitsowner'slife.

Aroseisathoughtofbeauty.It ssight,hearing,smelling,tasting. feelingforitscolourappeals to thesight,itsfragrancetothesmell, anditsvelvetysoftnesstothe touch.Acombinationofthese,eelingsproducesasongtotheear,tine aholymelodytothatindescribable fac.titywecalltaste.

MadameSchumann-Heink,whosays thattheEmperorWilliamwasneatlydelightedwithherrendition of thissongobserves:-

ofthosewhohearthesongareconsciousofit.

Real

Beauty

Thebeautyandchiefornamentsof theworldarehumannofloweris aslovelyasasweetchildnosunriseassplendidasthegoldenmorningofayoungmanhoodorwomauhood;noCrystalasbeautifulas thenrmpurityofaclarifiedcharacter,nomountainsoimposingand sublimeasaloftytreenoharvest offieldsorfruitageonbranchesso fairasthegoodlyproductofause fulandnoblecareer.

BraveLittleLeo

Leowasinbad.Hehadsaidhis prayers,thenhehadaskedhisreothertoturndownthelight.

Leowasaveryliontofaceail outsidefoes.Hewasnotsobrave whenfacetofacewiththelittle knightofrightwithinhim.That waswhatmothercalledhisconscience-thelittleknightofright.1!

Motherknewwhatitmeantwhen Leeaskedtohavethelightturned outshesatdownonthebed,and tookLeo'shandandsaidinatender,encouragingway,"Tellmother allaboutit."

Leolayverystillforsomemin utes,thenheburstoutinboy's wayrightinthemiddleofthe story you'llthink'twasn't an'Idon'tknowasI'dbelieveit myself,onlyIsawthemwithmy owneyes-Ididmotheran'°eel sayye,,won'tyoumotherI Icouldn'thelpitreallyIcouldn'tan'she'sdowninthekitchen

Mothersmiled. strokedthe littlebrownfist.Shespokegently: "Whatwasthestrangeeight,and whois'she'?" eWell,itwasthisway.W boyswerecomingnomefrom,kating,justdark,andacatseattel acrosstheroad,an'allth:'fellows snowballedher-1-did,too.motherandshetriedtosqiurmthrougha pireetfencean'gotcaughtan' couldn'tgetthroughorback,either, an'alltheboysyelled-an'that veryminutetheEastEnderstirce onusfromoverthewall,an'we hadareg'larlightanddroveem allthewayback,justlikethemin ate-menthattimeatLexington.

Thenitwasdark,andIcame homefromthecorneralone.Au' aloneinthepinewoodsthisis true,mother,'tis,Isawitwithmy owneNes-Isawthatkit'sfaceie thedark,intheair,-andlotsof otherkittens'faces,thedarkwas fullofthem,andalltheOyeslookedatme,sobeggin'-like,Iwasse Writeandalittlebitafraidtoo-an'Ijuststartedan'run."

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"Ididn'trunhome-I-Irunback theroadwherewe,snowballedthe kitandthereshewas,stuckfast inqiefence,an'mewingmostsstut,an'Igotheroutandbrougnt herhome,an'-an'-ehe'sdownit thekitchennow" Thelittle,brownfingerssquirms1 aroundmother'sashewent en. doubtfully."An'youwillsayyes, won'tyou,mother?Icouldn'thelp it-Ireallycouldn't,mother-an' we'veonlethreeotherkite,you know-onlythreeothers,mother'"

Mottleliftedthelittlebrowntlet, andkissedit."Wewilltaketare ofhersomehow,"shesaid.

Leow'mverystillforthenest minuteortwo,thenhesuddenly asked "Butthefeces.mother,the!'ittens'fees,inthedar'-howcame theythereSuchamanykits'feccos-an'sucheyes" MotherkissedLooagain,this timeonhisred'ips,asshereplied"Perhapsitwasthedoingof thelittleknightofright"-Li'tle MenandWomen.

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